Mystery Science - Why do Bears Hibernate?

What was in the tree at the beginning of the video?

• a squirrel

• a hummingbird

• a cat

• a bear

When bears wake up from hibernation they are perky and ready to head off to find friends or food.

• True

• False

Hibernation means...

• being able to run fast.

• being inactive for months in the winter.

• you moved to a new nation.

What kinds of animals don't hibernate in the winter. Mark all the right choices.

• birds

• deer

• squirrels

• bears

• foxes

What kinds of foods do bears eat? Mark all the right choices.

• squirrels

• fish

• trees

• insect larvae

• grass, berries

what other animals hibernate? Mark all the ones mentioned in the lesson.

• bats

• skunks

• parrots

• groundhogs

The lesson suggestions animals hibernate because...

• they are tired and need the rest.

• there isn't enough of their food source available during the winter.

• they don't like the cold.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Animals that hibernate aren't exactly asleep. They...

• are meditating.

• have slowed down all their body processes.

• are pretending to be asleep.

A hibernating bear needs less of .... (mark all correct answers)

• food

• oxygen

• water

• entertainment

The lesson suggests we think of hibernation as the animal putting their body on...

• vacation.

• pause.

• display.