Polar Bear classroom activity - Den and industrial sites KMZ

Participate in this fun, interactive lesson that allows students to think like a wildlife biologist! This middle and high school lesson focuses on how changes in sea ice extent are leading to shifts in location and distribution of polar bear maternal dens in northern Alaska. Additionally, students can learn how to measure distances between dens and industrial sites.

https://www.usgs.gov/centers/alaska-science-center/polar-bear-maternal-…

Students download a kmz file that can be viewed in Google Earth.  Separate files for dens and industrial sites are also provided for further exploration.