Format
1. Introduction
2. Bear basics
3. North American Black Bears
4. Brown Bears
5. Polar Bears
6. Wrap up
7. Questions and Answers
Objectives
1. Tell the different between the three North American bears.
2. What are the ecosystems for these bears?
3. What are some basic adaptions for each species (specific)?
Standards Alignment
State Standards
North Carolina Standard Course of Study:
2009
• 1.L.1 Understand characteristics of various environments and behaviors of humans that enable plants and animals to survive.
• 1.L.2 Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth.
• 1.L.1.2 Give examples of how the needs of different plants and animals can be met by their environments in North Carolina or different places throughout the world.
2023
• LS.1.1 Understand the basic needs of a variety of plants and animals in different ecosystems.