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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tracking Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive activity adapted from the USGS Alaska Science Center, students will track the movements of a polar bear as it migrates across the changing Arctic sea ice and compare the paths of four different polar bears.
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Polar Bears International: Bear Tracker

For Students 9th - 10th
Using this tool, students can watch polar bears as they travel across the sea ice to hunt seals. The Bear Tracker also shows current and past sea ice extents on Hudson Bay, along with the locations of polar bears.
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Read Works

Read Works: Read Aloud Lesson: Where Do Polar Bears Live?

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson is a close reading of "Where Do Polar Bears Live?". After reading the book to the class, students will be able to identify and recall characteristics that allow polar bears to survive in an extremely cold Arctic environment....
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National Wildlife Federation

National Wildlife: The Incredible Shrinking Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by National Wildlife Magazine (February/March 2004 issue), offers an insightful look into the life of the polar bears of Canada's Hudson Bay. The article looks at why these bears are losing weight and bearing...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Ice Stories: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive information about polar bears including facts about their habitat and characteristics. Features photos and links to related resources.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the polar bear, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with polar bears with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
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World Wildlife Fund for Nature

World Wildlife Fund: Polar Bears

For Students 6th - 8th
This resource offers detailed information on polar bears.
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Animal Fact Guide

Animal Fact Guide: Polar Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Guidebook entry on the polar bear features information on its physical characteristics, habitat (with a distribution map), diet, breeding patterns, unique traits and behavior, conservation status, and tips on what you can do to help.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Polar Bears

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the polar bear when you visit this informative site that features a diagram of the polar bear and information on its diet, habitat, anatomy, reproduction and so on.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Polar Bears

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site created by NatureWorks focuses on the Polar Bears. The content of this resource includes a look at this species' characteristics, range, habitat, diet, behavior and life cycle.
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Scott Polar Research Institute: Polar Bears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn about polar bears: where they live, what they eat, and what each part of their body is adapted for.
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Explore North: All About Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides an overview of polar bears in the arctic. The content includes a look at polar bear habitat, population, diet, and more. Several photographs of polar bears are also included.
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BBC

Bbc Science & Nature: Polar Bear (Ursus Maritimus)

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides a general profile of polar bears, detailing information about their distribution, habitat, diet, behavior, reproduction, and conservation status. Numerous pictures and a video are also available.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, in a section titled "North American Mammals," offers a general overview of the polar bear. Additional content includes detailed drawings, photographs, and a map showing the polar bear's...
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Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Conservation Biology: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the polar bear: physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, distribution, threats to their survival, conservation efforts, etc. (Published Sept. 7, 2011)
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Polar Bears International: Units and Lessons

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A collection of seven units and six lessons about polar bears created by professionals that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts.
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Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Polar Bears Rock!

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read some facts about polar bears. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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NOAA

Noaa: Where Will the Polar Bears Go? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Get to know polar bears and learn why it is important for them to live in the current arctic conditions. Make a poster that demonstrates your understanding of how climate change in the arctic could affect polar bears and humans.
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Royal Canadian Geographical Society

Canadian Geographic: Animal Facts: Polar Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Offers quick facts on the polar bear about physical appearance, habitat, behavior and its range.
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Defenders of Wildlife

Defenders of Wildlife: Polar Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Has a fact sheet on the polar bear and video footage of a polar bear in the Arctic.
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Other

Encounters: Wild Explorers: Polar Bear

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn fascinating facts about the incredible polar bear and listening to them growl.
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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Kids: Polar Bear

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful resource for learning fun facts about polar bears with photographs as well as information regarding their physical characteristics and unique features. Audio clip included.
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Saint Louis Zoo

Saint Louis Zoo: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover fun facts and learn about the habitat, appearance, and conservation status of the polar bear.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Polar Bear Polar Bear

For Teachers K
In this lesson, students will use a double bubble map to compare and contrast two characters from the story "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?" by Bill Martin, Jr.

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