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Polar Bear Needs a Home!

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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 animals in the arctic section should share an exhibit. Pupils choose from a polar bear, a walrus and a harp seal. Students make suggestions about what should be included in the exhibit.

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polar bears, arctic animals, bears, habitats, walrus

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habitat, harp seal, polar bear, walrus, science
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Grade
3rd
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategies
Project-Based Learning
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Technology
Ed Software
Year
2004

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