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Source: A Year of Hands-on Science.
Animals in Winter
Scavenger Hunt
How do animals cope with winter? Have students work with partners on an Animals in Winter scavenger hunt.
Give each team a list of five animals. Have students use class and library resources to locate three pieces of information on each animal:
Does the animal hibernate, enter dormancy, or remain active in winter?
What is the animal's winter habitat?
What are the animal's winter sources of food?
A starter list follows.
Little Brown Bat (hibernates; in a cave or mine; does not need food for winter)
Black Bear (dormant; finds shelter in caves or in roots under fallen trees; stores food as fat for winter)
Meadow Mouse (active; tunnels under snow; eats seeds, roots, and stems)
Striped Skunk (dormant; winters in fields and woods; eats insects, roots, berries, small animals)
Woodchuck (hibernates; burrows below frost line; doesn't need food)
Snowshoe Hare (active; winters in woods and brush; eats bark, buds, own droppings)
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Do the animals migrate?
Yes,like bird,they migrate due to the impending of winter. :):)
What animals present in winter in Alberta?
what animals present in winter in alberta?
What do animals do in the winter?
Most animals hibernate in the winter but birds head south.
What does hirbernation mean?
Hibernation is a state of inactivity and lowered metabolic rate that some animals enter to conserve energy during times of food scarcity or cold temperatures. During hibernation, the animal's body temperature drops, its heart rate slows, and it reduces its overall activity level.
What kind of animals mirgrate?
well plenty of animals migrate like birds, they migrate to the south for winter. Bucks sometimes migrate when there is no food.
When do animal hibernate?
Animals hibernate in the winter.
What is the climate for Arizonas animals?
Most animals, like dessert animals enjoy Arizona I did a project at school on it. dessert animals like it but some animals get too cold in the winter like rabbits some fish and ect. Go on the internet on google to look up more i did and learned a lot!!!! :)
What aninmals hibernate in winter?
ectothermic animals, like frogs, who can't control their internal body temperature
What are some characteristic of taiga?
it is like Canada. their are forests and it snows in winter. their are animals like deer and weasels and lots of pine types
Where are farm animals kept in winter?
Most animals, like pigs, farm fowl, rabbits, are kept in a barn in the winter. However, animals like goats, sheep, horses and cattle are able to live outside during winter time. In harsher climates that experience winters that are either or both very cold and stormy, these animals must have access to some form of shelter, be it a shed or, more ideally, a barn, to get out of the elements. Of course the use of these shelters should be under the animals; decisions of whether to go there or not.
What animals are dormant in winter?
Most animals get ready for hibernation by storing food
How are oaks important to the survival of animals?
Like all plants they release oxygen which is important to animals. They also drop acorns which squirrels collect as food for the winter.
