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Polar
Bears
Things
to Know
The polar bear is the largest land-based carnivore in the world today.
The polar bear lives only in the Northern Hemisphere, on the arctic
ice cap, and spends most of its time in coastal areas. Polar bears
are widely dispersed in Canada, extending from the northern arctic
islands south to the Hudson Bay area.
Things
to Do-
Make A Binky Puppet Alaska's famous zoo
polar bear
Sites
to See
Polar
Bear Diet and Eating Habits
Polar Bear Activity Sheets
Polar Bear Fact Sheet
Polar Bear Color Page
Penguins
Things
to Know
The
Penguins-Brief Species Notes
Small photos and a brief description of each of the seventeen species
of penguins.
The
Life Cycle of Penguins
These few pages tell the story of the life cycle of penguins from
eggs, through chicks and juveniles to adults and how they mate and
produce eggs and so on.
Things
to Do
Black & White Day
To celebrate and culminate a penguin unit, have a Black and White Day.
Emperor Penguin Dad
Need: A plastic egg
With penguins, it is the male's job to keep the unhatched egg warm
for two months. He carries the egg on balanced on top of his feet.
See if you can balance the egg as you walk around the room!
Emperor Penguin Race
Need: A beanbag for each child racing.
Each child needs a beanbag to represent an egg. Contestants stand
side by side with their "eggs" on top of their feet. When
the race begins, players try to shuffle across the room without
dropping their eggs. The first one to succeed wins.
Penguin word scramble
Have children work in pairs. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Using the
word Penguin, how many other words can you make from it?
Things
to Do-Other Sites
Penguin Activity Sheets
Penguin Printable Worksheets and other "Off line" Activities
The
Penguin Thematic Unit Page (Grade 3)
Students will explore penguins and expand their knowledge of penguins
to include different types of penguins, their behavior, habitat,
communication, diet and eating habits and conservation.
Penguin
Color Page
Penguin color by number
Sites
to See
Montreal Zoo Penguin
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