Here they are buddied up recording their new learnings on sticky notes!
Jade with her awesome new learning...
We learned that penguins have two layers of feathers to keep them warm. The outside layer of feathers is coated in oil to help keep out the icy cold water! I asked the kiddos to infer what would happen if we mixed the two liquids. They were not expecting the oil to sit on top of the water! We mixed oil and water in a ziploc bag, drew our observations and then shook the bag up to see if that would help the liquids mix!
Logan AMAZED that the oil stayed on top of the water!
Trey and Kyla checking out their bag of coolness!
In their science journals they recorded what they learned about oil and water, and how what they learned today affects penguin survival in Antarctica!
Blubber Gloves
We also learned that penguins have a layer of blubber under their feathers that helps keep them warm while sliding around on the ice!
I filled buckets with ice and a smidge of water for each table. They had one hand in the blubber glove and one hand naked in the ice water! They learned quickly the vitality of blubber in the Antarctic!
The girls wanted to see what would happen to the ice if they burried it in the sand...it melted :)
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