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Why do bears hibernate?
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Why do bears hibernate?

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Grades K-5

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In this mini-lesson, students reason about why some animals hibernate and others do not. In the activity, Get Ready to Hibernate, students play a memory card game where they pretend to be bears searching for food. As they play the game, they consider how different foods might affect bears as they prepare for their winter hibernation.
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