The following slideshow is an interactive powerpointe on Panda Bears. Great for 2-3rd graders.

1. Interactive Power point
Created By: Katie Coalter
Grade Level: Second
Ed 205
Interactive Power point
Created by: Katie Coalter
Grade level: Third

2. -Panda behavior
-What does a panda bear look like?
-Panda cam
-How big is a panda bear?
About the author
-What does a panda bear eat?
Resource slide
-Where does a panda bear live?
-Baby panda bears
-Why are pandas endangered?
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3. My name is Katie Coalter
and currently I am a student
at Grand Valley State
University. I am majoring in
English/ language arts and
my minor is elementary
education. I plan on
graduating in the year 2011
and my dream is to become
a first grade teacher.
If you have any
questions, comments, or
concerns please feel free to e-
mail me at:
ktcoalter@hotmail.com
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4. -A panda bear is a mammal
-It is a part of the bear family
-Black and white fur
-Very round head
-Black ears, black patches
around the
eyes, chest, feet, and
shoulders
-Very large
-Short tail
-Thick and course fur
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5. *An adult panda will weigh
anywhere around or over
200-320 pounds
*As big as or larger than an
adult human
•Males weigh about 10% more
than females
•Height at shoulders: 27-32ft
•Adult pandas are between 5
½ to 6 feet tall
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6. Panda food
-Pandas are on a strict diet of mostly
bamboo
-An adult panda can consume anywhere
between 26 to 33 pounds of bamboo a
day.
- That means a Panda spends an average
of about 10 hours a day eating!
-If bamboo is not available a panda will
also eat other leaves, plants, plant
stems, honey, oranges, or sometimes
even bananas if bamboo is not available
-Eating habits are very similar to a
herbivore but will eat meat if it is
available
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7. -Panda Bears can be found in a few
mountain ranges in central China, the
Gansu providences, as well as
Sichuan, and Shaanxi
- Pandas enjoy living in a coniferous
forest with lots of bamboo!
-Climate is damp and wet where Pandas
live
-Pandas will most likely be found at an
elevation between 8,900 ft – 9,800 ft.
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8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsaddsO4okc&feature=Pl
ayList&p=9C6DE19917637311&index=30
( Watch video of a year old panda)
-A newborn panda is very small. At
birth a baby panda will weigh anywhere
from 4-8 oz and 6-7 inches long
- Pandas nurse on their mothers until
they are 46 weeks old
-A panda becomes mobile around their
5-6 month
-During their first few months pandas
live at the base of a tree or in a hallow
cave
-Panda becomes independent from
mother around 12-22 months
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9. Why Panda’s are an endangered specie:
-Panda’s are considered an
endangered specie: currently there are
only 600-3000 living in the wild and a
-Bamboo forests are being torn
limited amounted in zoos.
down by humans
-One of the main reasons Pandas are
-Pandas are being hunted by
dying out is due to the lack of
humans
bamboo.
-Pandas are picky about choosing a
mate which means it is hard to
reproduce
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10. Watch Panda bears interact in a zoo environment
by clicking on the following links:
http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/
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(Once one on the website scroll down ½ way to view panda cam)
http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/index.html
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11. Panda
Behavior
-Pandas are not very
social
-Avoid direct contact
with their own kind.
Unless it is mating
season!
-When a panda places its
head between front legs
signals submisivness
When a pandas head is
lowered and staring at
opponent signifies
aggression
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12. http://www.wildlife-artworks.com/drawings/endangered/images/giant_panda.jpg
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http://www.pandaexpress.com/pandakids/html/fun_facts/fact03.html
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http://www.conservation.org/learn/species/profiles/pandas/pandas/overview/Pages/overview.aspx
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http://images.quickblogcast.com/0/0/5/0/2/128970-120500/angry_panda.jpg
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http://www.sandiegozoo.org/pandacam/index.html
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/
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http://www.chinaunique.com/Panda/pandaedu.htm
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http://www.macmacclothing.co.uk/images/pageimages/pandahabitat_map2.jpg
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http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/GiantPandas/PandaFacts/default.cfm
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http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/03kBcdJaw94tD/610x.jpg
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http://www.animalinfo.org/species/carnivor/ailumela.htm
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