Curated OER
Polar Bear Needs a Home!
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...
Curated OER
Blue Planet: Frozen Seas
Students study the animals from the Arctic and how they have adapted. In this ocean lesson students create a poster about their given animal and present it to the class.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Animals: Harp Seal
A profile of the harp seal for the younger researcher. Video clip and map of habitat and range plus details of the young, food, mating, and enemies are included.
Other
Harp Seal Fact Sheet
Physical characteristics, daily life, food and feeding, breeding, and threats to the Harp seal are covered in this comprehensive site.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: Harp Seal
This abbreviated site offers a drawing with the anatomy labeled and key facts about the Harp seal.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Arctic Seals
The Arctic is home to several unique-and uniquely beautiful-seal species: ribbon seals, bearded seals, ringed seals, spotted seals, harp seals, and hooded seals. These Arctic species are called ice seals because they spend the bulk of...