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San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a roar (with RealPlayer) and learn about the lives of polar bears. [0:52]
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Polar Bears

For Students 3rd - 8th
National Geographic offers this great site to help you explore a polar bear's world. Facts, video, audio, map and a postcard to send to your friends. Requires RealPlayer for audio and video features.
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Interactive
National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Animals: Emperor Penguin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This multi-media site includes video and audio clips about the Emperor Penguin. A great site for research projects, fun facts, maps and more.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Animals: Polar Bears Rock!

For Students K - 1st Standards
Read some facts about polar bears. Includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Muskox

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site takes a very brief look at the muskox as an arctic creature. Several photographs are also provided.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
This site takes a brief look at the Arctic Fox, focusing on this animal's adaptations to the harsh climate of its environment.
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Handout
The BIG zoo

The Big Zoo: Polar Bear

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual Zoo site provides some insight into these arctic creatures. Contains a physical description as well as information regarding their diet, habitat, social structure and birth and offspring.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Nature Wildfacts: Arctic Fox

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about arctic foxes.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Natural History Notebooks

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site from the Canadian Museum of Nature, a natural history museum, provides short information blurbs and fun facts on over 240 different common animals categorized by type (mammals, fish, reptiles, invertebrates, amphibians,...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Earth Floor: Biomes: Deciduous Forest: Animals

For Students 9th - 10th
Site contains information on deciduous forest animals and animal adaptations. Offers links to biomes, a biome summary, how to read a climograph, arctic tundra and more.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Laysan Albatross

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Laysan Albatross that also includes a picture.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center: Lemmings

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Lemmings that also includes a picture and a quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Other

Natural Resources Canada: Polar Continental Shelf Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an overview of the Arctic - its animals, plants, people and geography.
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Sea World Parks & Entertainment

Sea World: Polar Bears

For Students 9th - 10th
Outlines the characteristics of the polar bear, including classification, habitat, behaviors, and conservation. Helps students identify with polar bears with a list of "Books for Young Readers." Information at a level of upper...
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Tufted Puffin

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Tufted Puffin. It also includes pictures and an extensive quote from 19th Century naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: Arctic Studies Center Mammals Sea Otter

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian website has a brief, but thorough, article on the Sea Otters that also includes a picture and an extensive quote from naturalist Edward Nelson.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Arctic Adventures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
During this lesson, students will explore plant and animal life found at the Arctic Circle. They will also learn about the dangerously cold climate and the location of the Arctic Circle relative to the school's location on maps and globes.
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eBook
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 1

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.
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eBook
Scholastic

Scholastic: Listen and Read: Arctic Foxes: Secrets of Survival : Activity 2

For Students K - 1st
Find out how Arctic foxes flourish in a land where few animals survive with an audio article that includes photos of foxes and their cubs.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Polar Bears

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the polar bear when you visit this informative site that features a diagram of the polar bear and information on its diet, habitat, anatomy, reproduction and so on.
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Handout
PBS

Nh Pbs: Nature Works: Rock Ptarmigan

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover how the Rock Ptarmigan lives in the Tundra when you check out this site. This resource features photographs, information on characteristics, life cycle and more.
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PBS

Pbs Nature: Penguins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that penguins can survive for more than 100 days without food or water? Discover more educational facts about these fascinating birds when you explore this site.
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Website
PBS

Pbs: Nature: The World of Penguins

For Students Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about the world of penguins? This PBS site features information about these flightless birds. Come and check out this extraordinary resource.
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Website
Curated OER

Bureau of Land Management: Alaska's Cold Desert

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the Arctic tundra biome of Alaska. A discussion of its characteristics, and the animals and the plants that live there.

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