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Born to be Wild
Subject: Science, Math, Language Arts
Grade Level: 4-6
For centuries, polar bears have come to a certain peninsular in Canada to wait for the sea to freeze so that they can go out on the ice to hunt seals. In the 1930s, however, the town of Churchill was built at this very spot. Since this time, a struggle has ensued every autumn between the bears and the human population of the town. In this lesson, students will research the issues surrounding the close proximity of bears and people in Churchill, Canada.
Learning Objectives
Students will be able to:
- synthesize information from a variety of sources.
- interpret facts and express meaning through writing activities.
- use storytelling techniques to convey multiple viewpoints.
Bookmark the following sites:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/whitebear/index.html/
http://www.mnh.si.edu/arctic/html/polar_bear.html
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0012/feature2/
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/polar.bear/pbfacts.htm
http://www.bornfree.org.uk/polar.bear/pbthreats.htm
http://parkscanada.pch.gc.ca/library/nationalparks/polar/english/polar_e.htm
http://www.tv.cbc.ca/national/pgminfo/warming/bears.html
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/bear_lore.htm
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/evac.htm
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/wildlife_mgmt.htm
http://www.yosemite.org/newsroom/bears98/
http://www.yosemite.org/newsroom/clips2001/June/061501.html
http://www.nps.gov/yose/bears.htm
http://yosemite.areaparks.com/parkinformation.html?content=bears
http://www.backpacker.com/article/0,2646,1580,00.html
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/~alice/explorations/churchill/bear_lore.htm
Materials
"The Polar Bears of Churchill" program
Internet access
Standards
http://www.mcrel.org/compendium/search.asp
Science
Standard 6
Understands relationships among organisms and their physical environment
Level IV Grade: 9-12
Language Arts
Writing
Standard 1
Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process
Level IV Grade: 9-12
Standard 2
Uses the stylistic and rhetorical aspects of writing
Level IV Grade: 9-12
Standard 4
Gathers and uses information for research purposes
Level IV Grade: 9-12
Reading
Standard 7
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
Level IV Grade: 9-12
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