Game incorporating polar bear eating habits.
Students learn about polar bears.
Have access to either a basketball court or an outdoor area that students can run in.
Students read about polar regions and create models of shelter adaptations for the cold frigid climate.
Students will be able to understand one of the adaptations of living in cold environments.
Describe what blubber is and how it works.
Students learn about what type of polar animals live in the Arctic.
Students understand the relationships between various trophic levels within the Arctic tundra.
Prepare a picture sign for each of the organisms in the food web.
Students will undertake three different activities to help them identify a variety of Antarctic ice types.
To provide sensory experiences that will move students toward conceptual understanding of the types of sea ice found in Antarctica.
It is suggested that teachers survey the Resources section before beginning this series of three classroom activities for background information