With a focus on the fascinating world of black bears, this program provides teachers with a classroom ready resource. Linked to the current Science and Technology curriculum (Life Systems strand), the Black Bear Ecology Guide for teachers includes: background readings on habitats, ecosystems and the species within; food chains and food webs; ecosystem change; black bear habitat needs and ecology and bear-human interactions; unit at a glance; four lesson plans and suggested activities; resources including a glossary; list of books and web sites and information sheets about black bears.

External link. Also available online at: ontario.ca/bearwise. Available online at: https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=12&ved=0CCIQFjABOAo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fdr6j45jk9xcmk.cloudfront.net%2Fdocuments%2F3025%2F197046.pdf&ei=YfFsVKqnNdKzyATSzIDoBQ&usg=AFQjCNGxigewrQu2huAt20WCw_6R2lISFQ. Also available in French under the title: Écologie de lours noir : systèmes vivants Les interactions au sein des écosystèmes Guide à lintention des enseignantes et des enseignants de 7e année. Electronic reproduction.