Bear size

Summary

Students measure a life sized template of a black bear, and compare it to themselves.

Science content

Biology: Features, Adaptations of Living Things (K, 1, 3, 7)

Biology: Classification of Living Things, Biodiversity (1, 3)

Science competencies (+ questioning + manipulation + others that are in every activity)

Planning/conducting: measuring (non-standard K up, standard 2 up)

Planning/conducting: data collection/recording (K up)

Evaluating: inferring (3 up)

Lessons activity is in

Black bear features

Materials

black bear template, cut from large sheets of paper
metre sticks
worksheet (attached)

Procedure

Use a metre stick to measure a template of a black bear, and find out how tall and how long a bear is. (It is on all fours, 2m long and 1m high). Record it on a worksheet.

Stand next to the bear template to compare its size to their own (are you taller/shorter, narrower/wider) and measure your own height if time and able.

Attached documents

worksheet_how_big_is_a_bear.pdf

Grades taught

Gr K

Gr 1

Activity