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) Lessons activity is in Black bears: size, fur and food Materials Black bear template Metre sticks Worksheet (attached) Bear footprint (if available) Bear claws (if available) 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 their worksheet. Stand next to the bear template to compare its size to their own (are you taller/shorter, narrower/wider) and measure their own height if time and able. Students fit their foot into a bear print, to compare sizes. Students look at a model of bear claws and compare their size to their own nails. They can use space on the worksheet to draw the bear paw or claws. Attached documents worksheet_how_big_is_a_bear.pdf Grades taught Gr K Gr 1
