Kendra Combs
Casey McBride
ED 417
Dr. Helms
Arctic Animals
3rd Grade
Objective #1
The students will
construct their own
polar bear
Objective #2
The students will
complete the
“Blubber Mitten”
Activity
Objective #3
The students will
complete the penguin
vocabulary worksheet
Objective #4
The students will
take the penguin quiz
Objective #5
The students will
construct a classroom
igloo
Materials Needed
Polar Bear, Polar Bear What do you Hear
Book
What is a Penguin Book
Penguin worksheet
Penguin Quiz
Construction Paper
Scissors
Materials Cont’d.
Glue
Cotton
Coconut
3 small cartons
2 white sheets
Large piece of white cardboard
Furry rug
Materials Cont’d.
Crisco
2 Zippable sandwich bags
Bowl
Ice water
Ice cubes
Websites
 http://www.learningpage.com/free_pages/menu_wkshts/fac
t_zoo.html
 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/4482/penguined
sheet.html
 http://www.penguin.net.nz/games/slide/slide1.html
 http://www.labyrinth.net.au/`penguins/pages/story/page1.ht
ml
 http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/worldbook/ato
zscience/p/sa436720.html
Student
Activities
Polar Bear Activity
Cut out the
shape of a polar
bear using the
construction
paper. Glue on
cotton and
coconut for the
fur.
Igloo Activity
Create the image of an igloo by placing 3
small cartons on a table and place a white
sheet over top of the table. To create an
entrance, cut out bottom end of the
cardboard carton and place sides
horizontal on the floor so you can crawl
through. Place another white sheet over
entrance. For the floor, use the furry rug
because this resembles fur like the
Eskimos used
“Blubber Mitten”
Activity
 Fill one sandwich bag 1/3 full of crisco, and turn the
other bag inside out. Place the bag in the bag with the
crisco so you can zip one to the other. This will create a
“blubber mitten” to put on your hand. Place bare hand
and “blubber” hand in a bowl filled with ice water.
Compare how each one feels.
Vocabulary
Read the book What is a
Penguin and complete the
preceding worksheet
Vocabulary Worksheet
What is a Penguin doing when it is...
moulting porpoising toboganning
Draw a picture for each word and write a
sentence to explain what is happening
Quiz
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Are penguins mammals, birds, or fish?
What are penguins covered with?
Where are penguins not found?
What is the largest penguin?
What is the smallest penguin?
Where do penguins build their nest?
Answers
 1. Birds
 2. Feathers
 3. Northern
Hemisphere
 4. Emperor Penguin
 5. Blue Penguin
 6. In burrows
Other Arctic Animals
The End