5 Activity B:
Bears
Get the Gizmo ready:
• Click Reset
• Select the FOREST tab.
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Question: How do bears get the nutrients they need to live?
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1. Explore: Using the Gizmo, try to figure out what bears depend on for nutrition.
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2. Form hypothesis: How do bears get the energy and nutrients they need?
3. Predict: Based on your hypothesis, which population(s) would be hurt if bears were added?
4. Test: Click Reset. Click Advance year a couple times. Add as many bears to the forest as possible. Then
go forward a couple more years. Select the DATA tab. Which populations were hurt by adding bears?
5. Classify: Are bears producers or consumers? Explain your reasoning.