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Sketch of How Tall is a Grizzly Bear Chart
Classroom Activity
HOW TALL IS A GRIZZLY BEAR?


CONNECTION TO LEWIS AND CLARK
Lewis and Clark saw many grizzly bears in the western part of America. Captain Lewis described them in his notebook. He wrote about their large size, their long claws and sharp teeth. He told exciting stories of how fierce and brave they were.

OVERVIEW OF THIS ACTIVITY
After telling students the background story from the lesson plan, "Lewis and Clark Meet Grizzly Bears," the teacher puts up a life-size poster of a grizzly bear on the wall or chalkboard. Students come up one at a time and stand in front of it. The children's heights are marked on the poster and their names are written beside their marks.

PURPOSE(S)
To emphasize that the expedition was not just a camping trip, but a difficult journey in which many unexpected dangers occurred.

MATERIALS NEEDED

  • GRIZZLY BEAR HEAD AND PAWS (Download)
  • Pieces of cardboard on which to mount the head and paws
  • Glue sticks
  • 10 twisty ties, 3 to 4 inches long (to represent bear claws)
  • Seven foot length of brown wrapping paper

TOOLS NEEDED

  • Scissors
  • Paper punch
  • Felt markers or chalk

PREPARATION/PROCEDURES

  1. Download drawings of grizzly bear head, left grizzly bear paw and right grizzly bear paws. Cut out and glue to the cardboard.
  2. Color the twist ties black or brown with a felt marker. Attach 5 twist tie "claws" to each paw (as indicated on the drawing) and curve them slightly.
  3. Attach bear head and paws to a 7-foot piece of brown wrapping paper and sketch in the rest of the bear on the paper with a dark felt marker. Hang the model grizzly bear against a wall so that the top of the head is about 7 feet above the floor.
  4. An alternate idea is to download the head and paws and make transparencies of each. Mount the wrapping paper on a wall and project the bear transparencies on it with an overhead projector. Adjust the size to resemble the size of a real bear as closely as possible. Draw the projected images on the paper with a felt marker and sketch in the body. Regardless of how it is assembled, the goal is to emphasize the height of the bear and the length of its claws, and to place it where students may compare their height to that of the bear. If feasible allow students to help assemble the bear poster.

Sketch example of How Tall Grizzly Bear Chart

 

 

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