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You are a bear living in a forest You are a bear living in a forest. You must get enough food every day to stay alive. You get food by competing with other organisms in the forest. Move around the “ecosystem”. Find a source of food. Compete with other “bears” by rolling dice. High roll wins ONE food ticket. Try to get a balanced diet by collecting a variety of foods (Different colors of tickets)

You can only take one ticket at a time! No peaking at points on tickets. Pick from the top of the pile Multiple bears can feed at same table at same time. If you both roll the same number, roll again.

SPECIAL BEARS Some bears have “issues” that complicate their ability to find and collect food. Mother bear: Must get enough food for herself AND HER TWO CUBS. (You need double the tickets) Injured bear: Has harder time getting to food. (You must beat the number rolled by your opponent by 2) Ex: Injured bear rolls a 6. Other bear rolls a 5…. OTHER BEAR WINS

When all the food is gone… Return to your desk Fill in your table based on the cards that you collected Each card has its point value listed on it Multiply that value by the number of cards you had in that category Add together your total points Determine if your bear survived Start answering the questions on your worksheet

80 lbs of food/bear TOTAL FOOD POINTS = 1600 (Enough for 19 adults + 2 babies) *80 points for every adult bear, 40 points for every baby Survivors = _____ Dead = _____ Did Mom survive? ____ Did babies survive? ____ Did injured bear survive? ____

80 lbs of food/bear TOTAL FOOD POINTS = 1520 (Enough for 18 adults + 2 babies) *80 points for every adult bear, 40 points for every baby Survivors = _____ Dead = _____ Did Mom survive? ____ Did babies survive? ____ Did injured bear survive? ____

80 lbs of food/bear TOTAL FOOD POINTS = 2160 (Enough for 26 adults + 2 babies) *80 points for every adult bear, 40 points for every baby Survivors = _____ Dead = _____ Did Mom survive? ____ Did babies survive? ____ Did injured bear survive? ____

80 lbs of food/bear TOTAL FOOD POINTS = 1760 (Enough for 21 adults + 2 babies) *80 points for every adult bear, 40 points for every baby Survivors = _____ Dead = _____ Did Mom survive? ____ Did babies survive? ____ Did injured bear survive? ____