Bears


Teacher Resources

Bear Lesson Plans

This Science Trek site offers a marvelous set of activities and lesson plans provided by Idaho Fish and Game.

The National Park Service has some good information for teachers and kids about Bears in our national forests.

Discovery Education has a series of lesson plans for older students. Some can be adapted for intermediate classes.

The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee has some good educational resources about amazing Grizzly bears.

Polar Bears International has an entire unit on Polar Bears.

The North American Bear Center has some great lesson plans too. Plus they have live cameras for you to sneak a peek at bears in their natural habitat.

More Bear Resources and Activities

Make a life size Black Bear with this activity from Project Wild!

Wildlife Express Magazine all about Idaho Bears! From Idaho Fish and Game

There are some great resources for teachers at Bear Smart.

Additional information on bears from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Brown Bears from National Geographic.

More from National Geographic — this time it's Polar Bears.

See the Polar Bear at the San Diego Zoo by live cam.