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I Speak for the Polar Bears!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Climate change and weather extremes impact every species, but this lesson focuses on how these changes effect polar bears. After learning about the animal, scholars create maps of snow-ice coverage and examine the yearly variability and...
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Polar Bear Crossword

For Students K - 5th Standards
Show what you know about polar bears with a 10-question crossword puzzle. Questions pertain to a polar bears' habitat, food source, and more!
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Why Polar Bears Are White

For Teachers K - 1st
Pupils are introduced to the concept of camouflage and protective coloration as well as Arctic animals. They examine how color can help animals in the wild. Students discuss where polar bears live and why they are white.
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Polar Bear Literacy Activity

For Teachers K - 1st
Students generate vocabulary words synonymous or related to "noise." In this literacy lesson plan, students listen to the book Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do You Hear? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle and discuss the meaning of vocabulary...
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Polar Bears in Peril - Climate Change Culprit?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the changes in sea ice over several years. In this life science lesson, students review and examine 20 years of data. They use Excel to graph data and analyze trends.
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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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Keeping Warm When it is Cold: How does a polar bear keep warm?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make a model of a polar bear and discuss why fur/skin color is important. They also perform a simple experiment using black and white socks to determine how color affects temperature.
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Bears

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
The Grizzly, Polar, and Panda are all types of bears; they are also the topic of this informative presentation. Each slide contains numerous facts about bear habitats, food resources, and characteristics. Fun photographs, sound, and...
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Polar Bears

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read books, color pages, and make crafts having to do with polar bears. In this polar bears lesson plan, students link to different sites for these activities.
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Polar Pals: Polar Bears & Penguins

For Teachers 1st
First graders complete a variety of activities about polar bears and penguins including the "Blubber Mitten" experiment. They culminate the unit by creating a visual representation comparing and contrasting the two animals.
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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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Polar Bears in Houston

For Teachers 1st
First graders read a book about animal babies from the Arctic and discuss what a polar bear needs to survive. They design a suitable zoo habitat for a polar bear using crayons and paper.
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Polar Bears in Captivity

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this polar bears worksheet, students answer short answer questions about how polar bear's needs are met at the zoo. Students complete 6 questions.
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Animal Survival

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Viewers of this PowerPoint are introduced to endangered and extinct animals. They discover why apes, elephants, pandas, polar bears, rhinoceri, and marine turtles are threatened. Finally, ways that humans have and can make a difference...
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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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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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Polar Bears Past Bedtime

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this crossword puzzle worksheet about polar bears, students are given 8 descriptions from which to find words which fit in the crossword format.
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Polar Bear Drawing

For Students K - 1st
In this coloring page worksheet, students study a black line drawing of a bear which appears to be a polar bear. Students color the picture.
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March of the Polar Bears: Global Change, Sea Ice, and Wildlife Migration

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars study global change and how these changes impact wildlife.  In this polar bears  lesson students analyze maps and data to understand climate change. 
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Polar Bears and Ice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the Arctic food chain. They examine the needs of the polar bear and the threat that global warming poses to them. Students write a letter to a local political representative explaining what they have studied and...
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Born to be Wild

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars watch an episode depicting the human vs. polar bear conflict in Churchill, Canada. They conduct online research and analyze the information. They interpret the facts and use storytelling techniques and role playing to...
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Polar Bears

For Teachers 1st
First graders explain what keeps Polar Bears warm in the Arctic by experiencing a layer of blubber to protect them. They read Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer.
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Bears

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study polar bears and their characteristics.  In this bears instructional activity students divide into groups and design a model that shows the effectiveness of their layers that keep them warm. 
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It Bears Repeating!!!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research bears and their characteristics with a specific study on North American bears and polar bears. In this bear study lesson, students read books about polar bears and wild bears. Students complete activities to further...

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