Join Inspired Classroom for a combination of art and science! We are working on our second collaborative book (the first is: There’s a Bear in the Bathtub!) We are asking students to learn about grizzly bears and connectivity and create an illustration that might be used in the new e-book, Why Did the Bear Cross the Road?
Why Did the Bear Cross the Road?
Wildlife Connectivity and Crossing Structures
Grades K-3 and 4-8
A mother grizzly bear tries to move across a large river valley, but a road is in her way. Roads like this slice and dice large landscapes around the world; however, mitigation measures such as wildlife crossing structures can help to maintain wildlife populations. Grizzly bears are one of the most susceptible species to the barrier effects of roads unless wide crossing structures such as overpasses and big, open span underpasses are present. Female bears with young, in particular, are wary of crossing busy highways without safe passages. Scientific evidence shows that wildlife crossings are a win-win conservation solution that improves public safety (i.e. fewer wildlife-vehicle collisions) and benefits animals (e.g., less roadkill, more connectivity).
Students are asked to learn about grizzly bears and the importance of connectivity, then create a real or imagined scene involving a mother and her two cubs. Some images will become part of an e-book to help teach other kids!
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If you are an educator:
Please ‘Create an Account’ as a teacher. Use the Code found below. Once you log-on to the challenge you will find a ‘Create a Class’ button, click this button and enter the number of students and teams. This will generate a “Class Code'.” Give this code to your students to create accounts, or, register your students on your dashboard.
If you are a parent:
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