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Students study the difference between living and nonliving bears by classifying pictures of bears and placing them on the appropriate posterboard. Given pictures of bears, students recognize types of bears by placing the pictures correctly.

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polar bears, arctic animals, bears, black bears, non-living things

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black bears, brown bears, living, nonliving, polar bears, science
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Grade
K
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Project-Based Learning
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