Complete this Newsela-created Formative about the history, traditions, and science behind Groundhog Day. 🐿️ 👀 🌤️
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Question 1
1.
Groundhog Day is celebrated worldwide.
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Question 2
2.
What is the origin of Groundhog Day?
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Question 3
3.
When does Groundhog Day take place? Select two correct answers.
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Question 4
4.
What does the behavior of a groundhog on Groundhog Day predict? Select two answers.
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Question 5
5.
Where did the tradition of Groundhog Day come from? Select two correct answers.
Question 6
6.
Punxsutawney Phil is the only weather-predicting groundhog.
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Question 7
7.
Before the ______________ became the custom, ____________ used the ___________ to predict the forecast.
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Other Answer Choices:
Germans
French
badger
groundhog
Americans
bear
Question 8
8.
If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, it means there will be an early spring.
Question 9
9.
Drag each animal into the correct category to show if it's an animal that can predict the weather.
groundhog
armadillo
opossum
wooly bear caterpillar
badger
giraffe
butterfly
Weather predicting animals
Not weather predicting animals
Question 10
10.
Punxsutawney Phil's predictions have been correct _______ percent of the time.
Question 11
11.
Create a visual using illustrations and words that include the characteristics of groundhogs that explain why they have been chosen to predict the weather on Groundhog day.