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We offer free webcasts, teaching and learning materials, and fun activities for classrooms, so you and your students can follow your curiosity and be inspired to make a difference.

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Photo: Daniel J. Cox

Teach your students all about the bears.

Explore our innovative and immersive digital education experiences, along with a variety of materials for classroom use.

Photo: Daniel J. Cox

Mother bear laying in snow with one cub looking forward and the other cub looking at her.

Professionally Created Lesson Plans

Explore free STEAM units and lessons created by teachers and informal educators that support national literacy standards and learning outcomes.

Popular Units

Mom & Me

Learn about polar bear moms and cubs and their connection to Arctic sea ice and develop skills to analyze cause and effect relationships, develop sequenced predictions about natural phenomena, and interpret data on a graph.

Top of the World

Explore the fascinating geography of the Arctic—a diverse region of land and sea ice—through this integrated unit.

Paws up for Polar Bears

This unit focuses on polar bear ecology, the Arctic, and climate change impacts on habitats and natural processes.

Units & Lessons

We believe in the importance of educating students on polar bear conservation and climate action. Our units and lessons support national literacy standards and learning outcomes for specific school districts.

Popular Units

Two young cubs stay close to mom after emerging from their den in spring

Mom & Me

Learn about polar bear moms and cubs and their connection to Arctic sea ice and develop skills to analyze cause and effect relationships, develop sequenced predictions about natural phenomena, and interpret data on a graph.

Top of the World

Explore the fascinating geography of the Arctic—a diverse region of land and sea ice—through this integrated unit.

Paws up for Polar Bears

This unit focuses on polar bear ecology, the Arctic, and climate change impacts on habitats and natural processes.

Tundra Buggy One

Tundra Buggy® One is a mobile broadcast studio and polar bear research station that traverses the Canadian subarctic tundra. It is outfitted with tools and equipment that enable polar bear scientists and educators to study bears and broadcast our live Polar Bear Cam and Tundra Connections webcasts.

Playful Activities for All

There are lots of fun and interactive ways your students can help do their parts to save the polar bears. Dive into these fun activities just for kids!

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