Winter Activities Scavenger Hunt

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1. Today many biologists sort living things into five ______________. Plants and animals are two of these five. Hint: (Try looking under “Beanie Baby Classification”)
2. Blood carries ______________ and other wastes away from the cells of your body to where your body can get rid of them. Hint: (Look under the “The Heart”)
3. Calypso and Telesto are among the ______________ moons in the solar system. Hint: (Try looking under moon watching, then #6 “Nine Planets”, and look under Saturn)
4. What is the Abbreviation for the constellation Orion? ______________ Hint: (Try “Stars” then Orion)
5. On ______________ North America will have fewer hours of sunlight than any other day in the year. Hint: ( Look under “What Causes Winter”)
6. Whales and seals depend on a thick layer of body fat called ______________ to keep them warm in cold New England seas. Hint: (Look under “Keeping Warm In The Winter”, then How Animals Stay Warm)
7. The dark color around the edge of this cross section of a pine needle is a layer of ______________? Hint: (Try “Evergreens”)
8. Snow depth is measured with a ______________ to find out how many inches (or in many parts of the world, how many centimeters) it fell. Hint: (Try “Measuring Snow”)
9. What are the four S's to find out what animals live and travel in your neighborhood and near your school? Hint: (Try under “Animal Detecting”)

10. In December, the season of winter begins on the ______________? Hint: (Try under “Snowflake Studies”)

GOOD LUCK!!!