What do bears do to get ready for the winter?
Download and reference Kindergarten: Bears Through the Season teacher guide (link to teacher guide) pages 102-107 and student guide (link to student guide) pages 62-65 for full lesson plan.
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Noticing and Wonderings Chart
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List of Materials
- 5 infrared thermometers (1 per student group)
- White crew sock (1 per student)
- Black crew sock (1 per student)
- (Optional: 2 black crew socks per student if you wish students to wear socks as paws when they wear their headbands and “become bears.”)
- Incandescent bulb in light (one for every 2-3 groups) if it is not warm enough outside
- Bear headbands made during Kindergarten Unit Anchoring Phenomen; Habitat activity – teacher guide pg. 31
- Student Guide and pencil
Estimated Time
2.5 hours
- Engage: 10 minutes
- Explore: 30 minutes
- Explain: 30 minutes
- Elaborate: 60 minutes
- Evaluate: 15 minutes
Lesson Extensions
Cross-Curricular Extensions
Think about Missouri animals, draw or write about one that would nap in the shade and another that would nap in the sun. Why do you think these animals have different preferences for where the nap?
Standards
Topic
Effects of Sunlight
Animal Needs
Disciplinary Core Ideas (DCI)
Science and Engineering Practices (SEP)
Crosscutting Concepts (CCC)