Mini-Gardens for Bees to Grow on Bus Stop Roofs
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A city has a new plan for bus stops. The plan will put small gardens on top of bus stops. These are called living roofs. A living roof has plants growing on it.
The gardens are for bees. Bees need flowers and plants to live. In cities, there are not many flowers. The small gardens can help bees find food.
The living roofs are part of a new contract. A contract is a plan or agreement to do work. This contract is for building and caring for bus stops.
The plan wants to help biodiversity. Biodiversity means many different kinds of plants and animals living together. Cities often do not have much biodiversity.
People think small gardens can make cities better for nature. Bus stop roofs are a new place for plants to grow. This idea is small, but it can help bees and other insects.
The new bus stop roofs will be part of an urban area. An urban area is a city or town. More green spaces in cities can help wildlife.
Vocabulary5 words
- living roof
- a roof with plants growing on it
- contract
- a plan or agreement to do work
- biodiversity
- many different kinds of plants and animals together
- urban area
- a city or town
- wildlife
- animals and plants living in nature
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1. Small gardens 2. Bees 3. True
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A city has a new plan for bus stops. The plan will put small _____ on top of bus stops. These are called _____ roofs.
The gardens are for _____. Bees need flowers and plants to live. In cities, there are not many flowers.
The living roofs are part of a new _____. This contract is for building and caring for bus stops.
The plan wants to help _____. This means many different kinds of plants and animals living together.
The new bus stop roofs will be part of an urban _____. More green spaces in cities can help _____.
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