Grizzly bears can be up to 600 pounds and require a great deal of food, especially to survive hibernation. Comprised of multiple games, the third lesson of five only uses one setup. Pupils run around a large field, sorting and collecting food worth various points of energy, simulating grizzly bears planning for hibernation.

Concepts

bears, hibernation, the four seasons

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Design an assessment with multiple options including writing a story, drawing a painting, graphing seasonal changes in diets, etc.

Classroom Considerations

• Activity requires a large outdoor area at least 100 feet in diameter
• Unusual supplies require planning ahead, such as playground cones and tag-board signs and papers

Pros

• Offers cross-curricular connections to ecology, geography, and mathematics
• Game variations aptly simulate good and bad seasons, population expansion, and more
• Includes discussion questions about bear sanctuaries and species population levels

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.3 RST.9-10.3 RST.11-12.3