Blubber

Our classroom has been researching Polar Bears for several days now! The kids are really loving all the nonfiction research and videos! Our main essential question during our research has been to find out "How do Polar Bears Survive in the Arctic?"  We have learned about their multiple layers of fur, translucent hairs that attract and trap sunlight, and now we are learning about FAT or blubber :) Aren't these guys just super cute in their science lab coats? Love it!

We had buckets of icey water and blubber gloves!

Each kiddo got to try out the icey water using one blubber glove and...a bare hand!

I'm sure you can guess which hand was warmer!

Parker was so nervous!!!

Anthony cracking his knuckles...preparing for the cold!

Now we know first hand just how important Polar Bear's blubber is in the Arctic!

Ice science

Wow! It has been a while since we have done any science experiments! This science experiment was all about ICE! We were testing out 3 substances (water, salt, and sugar). Our goal was to predict which substance would melt the ice the fastest! We had 3 cups with equal amounts of ice and we put equal amounts of each substance in the cups!

Observing the cups with the ice and each substance...WHICH ONE WILL WIN???

Students recorded their observations in their science journals...

Then we took a poll on Edmodo!

At first it looked like water was going to win! The liquid in the cup was deceiving! In the end salt came out the ultimate winner! It melted ALL of the ice! The other substances left a few ice cubes! Now we know why people salt their driveways up north! Good thing they don't use sugar:)