4. Graphing Activity for early Childhood K4 – 5th grade Curriculum Focus: Science and Math Materials Needed: Project Wild K-12 Curriculum and Activity Guide Chalkboard or Dry erase board Compare Yourself to a Black Bear Chart Graph paper for 1st – 5th grade students (attached) Objects which compare in weight to newborn bear and newborn child Prep for activity: (The day before activity is planned) HW students are requested to ask their parents what their birth weight and height was. This information will be used to complete our compare and contrast graphs. Lesson: Part One: Read “Black Bear Biology. Discuss the size of bears at birth. Discuss what bears eat. Discuss how big bears grow. Discuss bears habitats and what happens in the fall. Part Two: Discuss the size of humans at birth. Discuss what humans eat. Discuss how big humans grow. Discuss where humans live. Pass around an object which weighs approximately 8 ounces. Pass around an object which weighs approximately 7 pounds. Discuss the difference in size.
7. How are baby bears and baby humans similar (They rely on their mother for food and care)Additional enrichment: Shared reading activity - Big Black Bear by Wong Herbert Lee
8. Graphing and Data Activity for middle school 6th -8th grade Curriculum Focus Math and Science