In this lesson from readwritethink.org, students learn about the differences between fiction and nonfiction text with animals as the main focus.

This article presents an overview of news and information presentations around the issue of polar bears drowning at sea due to melting polar ice, and how students might hone their news and information analysis skills taking into account media bias.

Students will study Polar Bears:Where do they live?What are their body characteristics?What do they eat?Their lifecycle...How are they different from other bears? (black, brown, pandas)

Students will study Polar Bears:Where do they live?What are their body characteristics?What do they eat?Their lifecycle...How are they different from other bears? (black, brown, pandas)

Take a brrrreak with the Zoo EDventures team and dive into the world of the polar bear. We can bearly wait to join you for this taped episode!

We have created some helpful clips if you are unable to watch the full video:
3.L.1 Polar Bear Skull (4 min): https://youtu.be/VmJYNFTty3o?t=1926
4.L.1 Polar Bear Fur (3 min): https://youtu.be/VmJYNFTty3o?t=2165