What Sparked Our Study of Polar Bears
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| We made Salt Covered Polar Bears Using ONLY circles. |
Before Winter Break we warmed ourselves with studying the cactus plant in the desert. This week, trying to will enough snow to sled during recess, we have been studying cold weather habitats. Students took a particular interest in the Polar Bear based on many disturbing Daily News reports about their food source, the seal, growing close to extinction. Students had also been reading about our warming climate which delays each year's freeze by 1 to 2 weeks therefore decreasing the number of seals Polar Bears can capture which leads to smaller cubs and then - less able bodied bears to survive the elements. As the week has gone on we listened to Walrus Sounds, read about a variety of seals, and added to our growing list of Polar Bear Knowledge. Students have taken this knowledge and weaved it into the most fascinating of poems to share with you quite soon. It looks as though student wishes just may come true, and so, in anticipation of a snowy Thursday, I wanted to share their Arctic Polar Bear Knowledge with you. Please visit
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/ to listen to these arctic creature sounds and learn more about specific animals.
Arctic Polar Bears
eat seals
are fluffy to be warmer
baby Polar Bears are called cubs
like usual bears - they are not nice.
have huge canine teeth like a Vampire
roar loudly
hunt by the water for food
their habitat is dying
make tracks
used for pelts and claw necklaces
Igloos are in the Arctic
black, white and gray
Polar Bears are not white
They Like to eat blubber for quick energy
Leave Seal Meat Behind
Skin is black
Fur Turns Yellow
Webbed Feet
Use their front feet to swim
Use back legs to steer
Back teeth help swallow
Middle teeth grind
Front teeth grab
Smell a seal as far away as Des Moines
leave oil behind in their tracks from their padded feet
colorblind to red and green
silent hunters
roar to play or scare
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