Blubber Experiment

We learned so many cool things about polar bears this week, but our favorite was blubber! Polar bears have to be able to survive in the cold temperatures of the Arctic. They have about 11 cm of insulation called blubber. We made some of our own to see how warm it keeps the bears. First, we watched a video of polar bears and then took some notes on them. Then, we stuck our bare hands in ice to feel what they temperature might be like where the polar bears live. Next, we used some shortening (Thank you for the donations!) to pretend it was like the blubber on bears. Last, we put our hands back into the icy water using our blubber glove. Our hands never got cold!

We hung our notes in the hallway!

Look at us taking notes!

Blubber glove!