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Be a Hummingbird

Welcome to the second edition of the 6th graders research journal where we find out more about the action that they are taking to protect the planet.

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Borage, Cosmos ‘Sensation’, Mexican sunflower, Milkweed,

Egyptian Star Flowers (Pentas), Pincushion flower

(Scabiosa), Verbena, and Zinnia. Pollinators get attracted to

flowers because of their pollen.

When a pollinator visits

a flower, some of the

pollen gets trapped in its

fur or on its beak and gets

transferred to other

plants and this is how we

can get new plants

growing.

Pollinators are very important for the growth of

vegetables, and fruits because if some pollinators did not

exist; food resources would drop: These pollinators include

bees, bats, hummingbirds, butterflies and even wasps and

flies.

Earthworms are not pollinators but they can take the

CO2 from the environment, and then taking it back into the

soil which helps with planting, This is why earthworms are

important for the plants, and for them to grow.

Unfortunately, pollinators are rapidly becoming

endangered.

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