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K-2 Arctic:

Polar Bear Dens

Feel free to explore any of the topics below.

Then scroll toward the bottom to find project instructions!

First!

Please fill out this attendance form!

Explore the Arctic!

Choose ONE or MORE of these links to build your background knowledge of this exciting place!

Google Earth

Explore the Arctic with this amazing tool!

Arctic Animals!

Discover more about these amazing creatures!

Fly OVer the Arctic!

What can you see in this amazing fly-over of Svalbard?

Listen to the book: Bear Snores on

Before Watching:

How would you answer these questions?

Do you think this book is fiction or non-fiction?
Why do you think that?
The title of this book is Bear Snores On. What are people doing when they are “snoring”?
What do you think the bear is doing during this story?

After Watching:

Why do you think the bear is sleeping so much?
Do you know what it is called when animals sleep like that?

Learn about hibernation

Check out one or both of these video to learn about hibernation

hibernation.mp4

What is hibernation?

Learn about the steps of hibernation and what dens look like

Baby Polar bears

Watch these baby polar bears emerging from their winter den

STEAM Project

Build your own polar bear den

Watch the video below to see how to PLAN and BUILD your own polar bear den!

Materials

cotton balls (about 20-30)
glue bottle
planning paper (paper to draw your plan)
thick paper or cardboard (something stiff to support the cotton balls)
Cut out of polar bear family

Instructions

Make sure you have all the materials you need!
Use the diagram on the left for an idea of how to create your polar bear den
CHALLENGE: instead of gluing everything FLAT, do you think you could stack the cotton balls into a 3D den?

Share your work!

We love seeing what you guys are up to! Share some photos of you working on your project!

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