The polar bears blubber also helps to keep the bear buoyant in the water. Facebook censors polar bear video for including factual. Polar bear photos, facts, and map national geographic kids. A polar bear is the worlds largest carnivore that lives on land. Fabulous polar bear science book for kids now available in french. Polar bears roam the arctic ice sheets and swim in that regions coastal waters. As the only pure white bear, everyone is familiar with the polar bear. Fun facts for kids including photos and printable activity worksheets. A polar bear may also hunt by swimming beneath the ice. This is one i reserve for my higher readers due to the amount. A polar bear can swim up to 100 miles without resting. This means my powerful little book that provides the straight goods for kids on polar bear science will soon be. They want to read polar bear books, watch animated movies in which polar bears play a leading role, and play with polar bear toys.
It has no natural predators and knows no fear of humans, making it an extremely dangerous animal. It is accessible for children and is based upon some of the latest research on polar bears and their ability to survive a constantly changing arctic climate. Most, if not all, of the facts presented in this book about a polar bears appearance and. Polar bear activities, crafts, lessons, and printables. Facts about the polar bear a picture book for kids, vol 266 lisa strattin on.
Dec 19, 2016 a polar bear can swim up to 100 miles without resting. Polar bear fact craft directionspolar bear fact craft examplespolar bear fact mini book k1 polar bear fact craft template k1 polar bear fact mini book 12 polar bear fact craft templa. This freebie is included in my differentiated all about polar bears nonfiction writing activitythis freebie includes. Have the children write the titles of 2 to 4 books on their page. A breakdown of everything you need to know about polar bear living. Reproduction polar bear cubs are usually born as twins. Fun polar bear facts for kids interesting information. The polar bear as global warming icon is anthropomorphism fused with alarmism run amok. This is one of the great polar bear facts for kids, and some kids may participate in one of these clubs as part of. Our fact and opinion sorting cards can be used as a center, a small group lesson, or wholegroup activity when teaching about arctic animals, winter and mammals.
Diet seals are the mainstay of the polar bear diet. Polar bears are attractive and appealing, but they are powerful predators that do not typically fear. The polar bear is the biggest and most powerful of the animals that are able to survive the hostile climate of the arctic. The sun bear helarctos malayanus is the smallest, often weighing less than 50 kg 110 pounds, and the largest is a subspecies of alaskan brown bear called the kodiak bear ursus arctos middendorffi. Almost everywhere polar bears come into contact with people, they are much more common than they used to. As the only pure white bear, everyone is familiar with the. There are eight species of bears in the ursidae family.
Follow along with me to find out what the polar bear heard. Cubs are born during the cold dark winter, even though they start out with only a thin coat of fur and weigh a little over one pound. Polar bear books and climate change for children one only. In 2006, an american hunter set out into the arctic, hoping to bag himself a polar bear. Polar bear facts for kids learn all about polar bears. Interesting facts about polar bears the polar bear may be the largest land carnivore and a cunning, dangerous and fearless hunter but those qualities aside it is a popular and muchloved animal. May, 2016 follow along with me to find out what the polar bear heard. I stand behind the accuracy of the video but wish they had cited my scientific paper, my fully referenced new book, the polar bear catastrophe that never happened, andor the state of the polar bear report 2019, also fully referenced. The back of the book includes some interesting facts about polar bears such as the fact that their coats look white, but are not. Except for the carnivorous polar bear and the vegetarian giant panda, ursids are omnivorous, consuming many items that seem small for an animal of such large size.
This short minibook has 5 pages about polar bears with fill in the blank lines for. In addition, use this activity to celebrate international polar bear day on february 27. Polar bear and arctic preschool and kindergarten activities, crafts, games, and printables. In the beginning of time, people and animals were as one. The polar bear may be the largest land carnivore and a cunning, dangerous and fearless hunter but those qualities aside it is a popular and muchloved animal. In russia, polar bears are classified as a red data book species, a listing that includes animals considered rare or endangered. Polar bears often rest silently at a seals breathing hole in the ice, waiting for a seal in the water to surface. This book will give your students information about the polar bears arctic habitat. When light bounces back from the fur, result is a white color, combination of all colors. Polar bear quiz answer questions about polar bears. Then have them wander around the classroom and ask their classmates which of their titles was the classmates favorite. Dec 17, 2016 scientist susan crockford has studied polar bears for more than 20 years and this book is an excellent summary of polar bear ecology and their habits.
The polar bear is a large white bear that lives in the the arctic region. Two tiny polar bear cubs were born into the world and cared for by their mother bear in an ice cave. Lindsay moores gentle and beautifully illustrated book sea bear follows a lone polar bear as she travels across the sea ice in search of food. Welcome to the worlds foremost resource for information on polar bears and their arctic habitat. Polar bears can walk on ice which is barely 10 cms 4 in thick. Polar bears can track down an odor from 20 miles 32 km away.
Please check out my website if youre looking to buy or sell your puppiesdog. She says it is a myth that polar bears need thick sea ice to survive. The polar bear was the mascot for the 1988 winter olympics in calgary, canada. Polar bears are native to the icy cold water of the arctic ocean and its surrounding areas. Could read a nonfiction book about an animal and get each of the kids to write one thing they learned about that animal. Polar bears may have quadrupled in number despite melting. A boar adult male weighs around 350700 kg 7721,543 lb, while a sow adult female. Male polar bear can weigh up to 1500 pounds and reach 10 feet in length. Male polar bears may grow 10 feet tall and weigh over 1400 pounds. Learn why a polar bears physique is perfect for the arctic. The book outlines 18 such polar bearrelated statements and shows which ones are facts and which ones are myths. Free polar bear mini book with images polar bears kindergarten. Internationally, they are listed as a vulnerable species by the iucn.
But climate change is making it harder for polar bears to hunt. It was killed in 1960 in kotzebue soundleaving scientists to wonder that there may be bigger polar bears out there. Many bears relish honey, and the sun bear is sometimes called the honey bear because of this. They are very strong swimmers, and their large front paws, which they use to paddle, are slightly webbed.
The scientific name for the polar bear is ursus maritimus, which means sea bear. Polar bear craft and book polar bear craft, bear crafts. Susan has written the kind of book about polar bears she wished was available when her own children were young and here it is, in time for the grandchildren. Its hearing is about as acute as that of a human, and its vision is also good at long distances. This is a great and creative way to help your students learn about polar bear facts. The videos are split into bear species to further encourage independent reading and learning. Ants, bees, seeds of trees, roots, nuts, berries, insect larvae such as grubs, and even the dainty dogtooth violet are eaten.
Although they look white, their fur is transparent. It is a large bear, approximately the same size as the omnivorous kodiak bear ursus arctos middendorffi. In fact, there are many more polar bears now than there were 50 years ago and the global population is a healthy size, despite the fact that since 2007, sea ice has been at the dangerous low levels that experts did not expect until 2050. The international union for conservation of nature iucn, polar bear specialist group lists most populations as stable. Polar bears are listed under a variety of classifications depending on international, national, and regional regulations. The nook book ebook of the polar bear facts and myths by susan j. Use these activities to supplement any nonfiction polar bear unit. Polar bear, great white northern bear found throughout the arctic region. Except for one subspecies of grizzly bear, the polar bear is the largest and most powerful carnivore on land. Nov 25, 2014 on average, polar bears on all fours are 3. The polar bear ursus maritimus is a marine mammal that inhabits the sea ice in the arctic region of the northern hemisphere they are the largest land carnivores on the planet, rivaled only by the kodiak brown bears that are found in the southwestern portion of alaska, canada, greenland, norway and russia the polar bear sits at the top of the food chain in this cold. The scientific name for a polar bear is ursus maritimus meaning sea bear.
The polar bear ursus maritimus is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the arctic circle, encompassing the arctic ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. The polar bear is an excellent swimmer and often will swim for days. In fact, she argues polar populations may have quadrupled since the 1960s from roughly 10,000 to 40,000. Polar bear fact and opinion by all yall need teachers. Titles include fact packed nonfiction with onlevel text and engaging photos, as well as winter and arcticthemed fiction stories on everything from snowflakes to a baby polar bear looking for a friend. The book outlines 18 such polar bear related statements and shows which ones are facts and which ones are myths. Popular polar bears books meet your next favorite book. Frizzle and her class are off to the arctic to discover the different animals that live there, and other fascinating facts about this polar area. According to lisa kemmerers book, bear necessities, polar bears have the ability to store nearly 150 pounds of food in their stomachs and can enter a metabolic state similar to that of hibernation at any point of the year. Use some of the nonfiction bear books or kidzone s bear facts to do research about bears. The polar bear lives only in the northern hemisphere, on the arctic ice cap, and spends most of its time in coastal areas. As a result of the great swimming ability of polar bears in cold water, one of our related polar bear facts is the establishment of polar bear swim clubs.
Their huge size and weight make them the largest living carnivores meat eaters on earth. The hunter noticed that the bear was a bit weirdlooking, and after a dna analysis, scientists determined that the creature was actually part polar bear, part grizzly bear this was the first time a polargrizzly hybrid had been found. If youd rather use this with a guided reading group, it is a level 2 reader. They want to read polar bear books, watch animated movies in which polar bears play a. Facts about the polar bear a picture book for kids, vol 266. The largest polar bear weighed as much as 1,002 kilograms 2,209 pounds, twice the weight of. The polar bear is the largest predator that lives on land. Sadly the polar bear is classified as a vulnerable species. In fact, male polar bears may even kill young of their species. The polar bear has an extremely well developed sense of smell, being able to detect seals nearly 1. Crockfords book, the polar bear catastrophe that never happened, argues that, in contrast to the dire predictions made by experts over a decade ago, polar bears are thriving. Read a number of bear themed childrens books to the children over the course of a few days. In addition, polar bears paws are especially adapted for walking on the ice and. Polar bear fact and opinion by all yall need teachers pay.
Polar bears look white because each hollow hair reflects the light. The largest polar bear weighed as much as 1,002 kilograms 2,209 pounds, twice the weight of male bears living today. Polar bear craft and book learn about polar bears with this reproducible nonfiction text your students are sure to love. Largest polar bear on record biggest polar bear ever. Use these 50 fact and opinion cards to learn about polar bears. Poetic and mystical, this picture book is a rich read. Inhabiting the ice and sea of the arctic, polar bears are wellequipped for survival in a harsh environment. The biggest polar bear ever found was the male in the northwestern alaska. In fact, a bears sense of smell is around 100 times greater than a humans. The polar bear rivals the kodiak bear as the largest fourfooted carnivore on earth and can live up to 25 years. Titles include factpacked nonfiction with onlevel text and engaging photos, as well as winter and arcticthemed fiction stories on everything from snowflakes to a baby polar bear looking for a friend. Facebook censors polar bear video for including factual info.
Ijsberen feiten en mythen isbjorn fakta og myter this means my powerful little book that provides the straight goods for kids. Polar bear fact craft directionspolar bear fact craft examplespolar bear fact mini book k1polar bear fact craft template k1polar bear fact mini book 12polar bear fact craft templa. The ice bear by jackie morris meet your next favorite book. The fact is that polar bears are a conservation success story. Polar bears can reach speeds up to 40 kph 25 mph on land and 10 kph 6 mph in water. Two coats of fur and a thick layer of blubber help insulate the polar bears body from the cold, keeping its temperature at an even 37 c 98.
Their numbers exploded from around 5,000 in the sixties to as many as 30,000 plus today thanks to a hunting ban. Polar bears have an excellent sense of smell, with the ability to detect seals nearly a mile away 1. Polar bear facts 10 interesting facts about polar bears. Despite what we think, a polar bears fur is not white. The real facts of the matter are that polar bear populations are increasing and that the regions with the greatest ice loss are thriving.
This book provides fact after fact for information hungry children to tell family and friends, and even has an accompanying webpage with video clips of the bear species in the book. Learn how to get free kindle kids books directly from amazon at. Announcing the french and german translations of my popular science book, polar bear facts and myths suitable for children aged seven. Polar bear facts for preschoolers we know that kids love to know about polar bears.
Give each child 2 or 3 lined bear pages to write down some of the information theyve learned. Author crockford pronounces authoritatively her conclusions on the abovementioned concerns. Despite what we think, a polar bear s fur is not white. Fun polar bear facts for kids interesting information about.
This fiction and nonfiction book list is a musthave resource for any arctic lesson. Polar bear night by lauren thompson, polar bear, polar bear, what do you hear. In fact, pregnant polar bears can actually go without food or water for four to eight months, as they retreat to their. Bear, family ursidae, any of eight species of large shorttailed carnivore s found in the americas, europe, and asia.
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