Teachers Guide Bears 2000 and Beyond - Activities


Activity 1
Rooting with Words 
A language learning activity
All ages

Activity 2
What’s In A Name? 
Bears in aboriginal cultures
All ages 

Activity 3  
What’s Wrong with this Picture? 
Changing attitudes toward bears
All ages

Activity 4   
Bear Bells: Do They Work? 
An outdoor challenge
All ages

Activity 5  
Do Bears Dream? 
An art activity
All ages

 


Activity 6  
Make Your Own Postcard 
A wrap-up activity
All ages

Activity 7
Interview with a Bear 
Examining the differences between grizzlies and black bears
Intermediate level

Activity 8
In Grizzly Country 
Bear encounters and how to avoid them
Intermediate and advanced levels
 
Activity 9
The Umbrella Game
Grizzlies as an indicator of the health of our planet
Intermediate and advanced levels

Activity 10  
A Bear’s Life: Five Examples 
Learning from the lives and deaths of individual bears  
Intermediate and advanced levels

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Whyte Museum – Bears: 2000 and Beyond Teacher's Guide