Just because of who they are and where they live, polar bears generate curiosity and excitement among people of all ages-and especially kids. They're perfect to use as a focal point for teaching a variety of topics, including geography, mathematics, biology, and physics.

In fact, there are many lessons already out there-so why re-invent the wheel? Polar Bears International (PBI) is happy to share lessons created by teachers and zoo educators on a range of topics that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts. To see brief descriptions of the lessons currently available, just follow the links below.

OR-if you think you've designed a great lesson based on polar bears, would you be willing to share it? Here's how you can:

• Submit your lesson plan to Polar Bears International for review by our Education Advisory Council and appropriate science and education experts.
• We'll also review any links to resources that you include.
• We'll post the materials to the Web site during one of our routine updates and review them annually for relevance and accuracy.
• You, along with teachers and educators from around the world, can then tap into these valuable resources.

Polar Bears and Ecotourism
This unit incorporates science, social studies and mathematics standards by using current polar bear research as an integrating context for learning. In this investigation, students will use the data collected from an actual research project to make a decision regarding ecotourism policies for the town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, "The Polar Bear Capital of the World."