Description

This is a simple lesson plan to incorporate Katmai National Park's Fat Bear week celebration. I use this lesson to inject some fun, connect with students, and to sneak in a little wildlife learning along the way. This resource is updated yearly as explore.org and Katmai National Park release their Fat Bear competition brackets. The resource provides lesson ideas and class sign up sheets so students can "claim" their bear in the line up.

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Fat Bear Week Lesson plan

Name: Fat Bear Week Lesson plan
Brand: Sweet CTE
SKU: 9058792
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)

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Grades

Not Specific

Subjects

Classroom Community, Science

Standards

NGSSHS-LS2-6

NGSSHS-LS2-8

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engaging activity

Rated 5 out of 5

May 7, 2026

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Thank you so much for this. My students really enjoyed it.

shelley H.

458 reviews • Tennessee

Grades taught: 4th, 5th, 6th

Rated 5 out of 5

May 24, 2025

Great resource for Fat Bear Week! My students really enjoyed all the activities.

Shannon N.

400 reviews

Grades taught: 6th

Student populations: Learning difficulties

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Standards

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NGSSHS-LS2-6

Evaluate claims, evidence, and reasoning that the complex interactions in ecosystems maintain relatively consistent numbers and types of organisms in stable conditions, but changing conditions may result in a new ecosystem. Examples of changes in ecosystem conditions could include modest biological or physical changes, such as moderate hunting or a seasonal flood; and, extreme changes, such as volcanic eruption or sea level rise.

NGSSHS-LS2-8

Evaluate evidence for the role of group behavior on individual and species’ chances to survive and reproduce. Emphasis is on: (1) distinguishing between group and individual behavior, (2) identifying evidence supporting the outcomes of group behavior, and (3) developing logical and reasonable arguments based on evidence. Examples of group behaviors could include flocking, schooling, herding, and cooperative behaviors such as hunting, migrating, and swarming.