Could a Polar Bear Survive in the Sahara?

LIFE SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

The students will observe animals close up, thanks to which they learn about their characteristics and understand why they live in a certain place. They will also watch films e.g. about the kangaroo rat and fox, which dives in the snow.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
3-LS4-3. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.

You will need

containers for catching animals, a net for catching insects.

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Authors

Authors: Kornelia Kucharska, Dariusz Kucharski
Methodology: Joanna Miszkiel, Marta Przywara
Translation: Jason Lowther
Producer: Marta Przywara

Source

This lesson plan is a modification of one created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Photo Snow on Snout, Polar Bear published on flickr under the CC-BY 2.0 license.

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