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Animals of the Cold

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students access the Internet to research information about animals found in the coldest parts of the world. They gather data for collaborative exchange and research answers to teacher designed questions. They create original works of art...
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Curated OER

Explore the Arctic: A Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore the Arctic region using the internet. They identify characteristics of animals that live in the Arctic and locate the Arctic region using a map of the United States.
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PPT
Curated OER

Adaptation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
The camel, polar bear, penguin, golden eagle, shark, and ostrich are displayed as examples of animal that have adapted to their particular environments. Each slide has a picture of the animal and a bullet-style list of the animal's...
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Frozen Seas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research animal life in the frozen seas. In this researched based lesson, students use the Internet to create a poster about an animal that lives in an Arctic or Antarctic environment. Students will focus on the behavioral and...
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Sand & Water: Arctic in the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students chill out on a hot day with this outdoor activity. In this early childhood physical education lesson, students have fun experimenting through play with ice and toy animals in water.
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Travel to the Polar Lands

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders receive an "Expedition Ticket" to travel through the Polar Regions- the Arctic and the Antarctic. They research polar bears and make drawings that are to scale.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

In Arctic Waters

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension and following directions worksheet, students read facts about Arctic waters, the Inuit, Arctic animal adaptations, polar bears, walruses, seals, narwhal, Beluga whales and create a mix-and-match animal...
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Curated OER

Who Lives in the Arctic North?

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study the Arctic North. In this Canada history lesson, small groups of students research and then teach the class about either the plants, animals, humans, or geography in relation to the Arctic North. Students make their own...
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Exploring Adaptations: Magic Tree House Polar Bears and the Arctic

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this animal adaptations worksheet, students respond to the facts presented in the Magic Tree House book Polar Bears and the Arctic. Students cut out cards with animal adaptations. Students cut out Arctic animal picture cards and...
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Word Search: Arctic Marine Life

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students examine 20 labeled color pictures of Arctic marine animals. Students locate the names of these animals in a word search puzzle.
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Curated OER

Polar Bears Past Bedtime

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this sled shaped word search puzzle learning exercise, students find 12 words from the provided word bank. All pertain to the book Polar Bears Past Bedtime.
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Winter Survival

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a list of the five most important things they need to survive a winter night. In this survival lesson, students work in groups to list things they would need to survive a night outside in winter. Students remove items...
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National Wildlife Federation

Massive Migrations

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Turn your students into flocks of migratory birds for this fun lesson on animal migration. Prior to the activity, the teacher creates four different migration routes in the classroom or any available open space, labeling nesting...
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Polar Trec

Nature's Density Column

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Nature provides density columns in the polar regions that provides food for many animals. Young scientists build their own density columns with water in order to answer analysis questions. Through a slideshow presentation, scholars...
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Worksheet
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Whose Home Is This?

For Students 5th
After reading a short and informative paragraph on animals and their environments, learners look at pictures of four animals, and write a short description of how each one has adapted to its environment. A suggested activity is that each...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

North American Mammals Coloring Book

For Students 6th - 12th
Seven pages offer scholars the opportunity to learn about North American mammals and boost their coloring skills. Animals include brown bears, beavers, jackrabbits, wolves, jaguar, and Dall sheep 
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Polar Bear Needs a Home!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the topic of habitat . They create a zoo exhibit fo a polar bear that is being donated to the Albuquerque Zoo. The zoo is not big enough for a brand new cage, so the students choose which of three...
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Animals and Their Biomes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students categorize animals according to their natural biomes using biome and animal flashcards.
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Polar Bears International

Top of the World

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learn about polar bears and the Arctic circle with a lesson about the countries and conditions of the region. After examining how the area differs from Antarctica, kids explore climates, animals, and geographical position of countries in...
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PPT
Biology Junction

Land Biomes

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Biomes share similar climates and ecosystems, despite being separated geographically on the planet. A presentation introduces the six most common land biomes. It focuses on the commonalities in climate, plants, and animals with many...
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Unit Plan
National Geographic

Animal Habitats

For Teachers 2nd - 4th Standards
Explore animal habitats and reinforce speaking, listening, reading comprehension, and writing skills with a unit that focuses on the Arctic, desert, ocean, prairie, and rainforest. Enthusiastic scientists read informational text to...
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Curated OER

Animals: Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use the Internet to examine the polar bear. They discover information about their diet, behavior and habitat.
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Grzimek's Animal Life: Polar Bears

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the physical adaptations of polar bears. In this animal adaptations lesson, students access interactive resource pages on the Internet, discovering the habitats of polar bears and their physical attributes. Students...
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Curated OER

Wildlife Burrows

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Burrowing animals are busy! Get your middle school ecologists busy as well by having them create a scale model of a burrowing population. They also design a PowerPoint or poster to explain their models. 

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