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    Time for a pedicure! Polar bears are so much fun to watch. Their roly-poly bodies and their care-free personalities put them first on the fuzzy, charismatic mega-fauna list.

Educational Tools and Materials

Please check back soon. We’ll be adding more and more materials in the coming months—just in time for the 2010-2011 school year.

Climate Literacy Principles. Handbook, published by NOAA/U.S. Climate Change Science Program, explains the science of climate change in easy to understand terms. For all ages.

Arctic Guide Book and Polar Bear Trek Board Game. An informative booklet and fun board game to help moms, dads, teachers, and students alike learn about polar bears. For all ages.

Climate Change Quiz. Created by PBI Teen Leadership Camp graduate Emily Goldstein and Brandie Farkas, as part of their winning PBI Project Polar Bear Contest entry. Sponsored by the Louisville Zoo.

Polar Bear Quiz. Also created by Emily Goldstein and Brandie Farkas

NEW! Classroom Mini Poster. All About Polar Bears

NEW! Classroom Mini Poster. Reducing Our Footprint

NEW! Classroom Mini Poster. Climate Change And Polar Bears

NEW! Classroom Mini Poster. Polar Bear Cubs

Bear Essentials. Everything you want to know about polar bears, from size to status to myths and misconceptions.

Polar Bear FAQs. The most-asked questions about polar bears.

PB iNews. Sign up and see what’s hot and what’s not in polar bear circles.

DVD: In Their Own Words. Interviews with two key polar bear scientists, Dr. Ian Stirling and Dr. Andrew Derocher, about polar bears and climate change.

Music Video: Bjorn the Polar Bear. This fun, catchy tune by Tom Rugg provides a gentle message about climate change, with footage by Emmy Award winning filmmaker Daniel Zatz of wildlifeHD.com. Perfect for classroom use!

Music Video. What If It All Means Something? Join Chantal Kreviazuk on a trip to the Arctic to see polar bears. Includes What If It All Means Something? and an interview with the singer.

Other Resources
The following links offer additional information about polar bears, climate change, and supportive teaching and learning materials.

Conservation Organizations 
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center 
Canadian Wildlife Service
IUCN Polar Bear Specialists
Manitoba Conservation
US Fish & Wildlife
US Geological Survey
Wildlife Conservation Society
Noah Nature Alliance
 
Parks, Zoos, and Aquariums 
Alaska Zoo
American Association of Zoo Keepers
The Maryland Zoo
Oregon Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Sea World Australia
Wapusk National Park
 
General
Are You Polar Bear Aware?
Bears of the World
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears 
Polar Bear Pictures and Facts
 
Photo & Video Sources 
Norbert Rosing
Robert Taylor
wildlifeHD, Daniel Zatz
Natural Exposures, Daniel J. Cox
 
Other 
Arkive
Frontiers North Adventures
Churchill Nature Tours
Polar Bear Fund

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