What If Humans Hibernated in the Winter?

Cosmo starts his journey by discovering how a variety of animals prepare for hibernation. Students will learn how marmots build warm and safe burrows, how black bears consume thousands of calories each day, and how a hedgehog’s body processes slow down while it hibernates. If people wanted to hibernate in the winter, where would we sleep? How much food would we need to eat in preparation? And would you be willing to spend half your life asleep?

Topic: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things

Cosmorriculum:

Investigate and compare the basic needs of humans and other living things
Investigate and compare the physical characteristics of a variety of plants and animals, including humans
Investigate characteristics of parts of the human body and explain how those characteristics help humans meet their needs and explore the world around them

Topic: Daily and Seasonal Changes

Cosmorriculum:

Assess the impact of daily and seasonal changes on human outdoor activities and identify innovations that allow for some of these activities to take place indoors out of season
Assess ways in which daily and seasonal changes have an impact on society and the environment
Describe changes in the appearance or behaviour of living things that are adaptations to seasonal changes
Describe how humans prepare for and/or respond to daily and seasonal changes