While learning about polar bears and penguins we learned that both animals have blubber as an adaption to help them stay warm in such frigid temperatures. To help us better understand this we stuck our hands in ice cold water for a few seconds. Then we placed our hands in a "blubber" glove (ziplock bag with tons of Crisco - don't worry their hands didn't touch the crisco!) and put it in ice cold water. The kids were able to feel the difference the layer of "blubber" makes!
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May 2015
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