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Animal Hibernation Exploration
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Animal Hibernation Exploration
🐻 Part 1: Understanding Hibernation
1. What is hibernation?
Animals sleeping all winter
A state of inactivity to conserve energy during winter
Animals moving to warmer places
Animals storing food for winter
2. Which animals hibernate? (Check all that apply)
Bears
Bats
Robins
Ground squirrels
Hedgehogs
Geese
3. During hibernation, an animal's heartbeat and breathing:
Speed up to keep warm
Slow down to save energy
Stop completely
Stay the same as normal
4. The main reason animals hibernate is to:
Avoid predators
Find better shelter
Conserve energy when food is scarce
Stay warm in cold weather
✏️ Part 2: Hibernation Knowledge
5. Fill in the blanks about hibernation:
During hibernation, animals enter a state of _____________ and metabolic depression. Their body temperature _____________, and their heart rate _____________. This helps them survive winter when _____________ is scarce.
6. Explain the difference between hibernation and migration:
7. Choose one hibernating animal and describe how it prepares for hibernation:
8. Why is hibernation important for ecosystems and animal survival?
🎨 Part 3: Creative Connection
9. Draw and label a hibernating animal in its winter habitat. Show at least 3 features that help it survive hibernation:
10. If you could hibernate like an animal, describe what you would do to prepare and where you would spend the winter:
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