Winter Animals

Gan Bet has been exploring how different animals adapt to the winter. The children learned that both the polar bears and penguins have blubber, which helps keep them warm in the cold weather. To demonstrate this, we performed a science experiment using “blubber”, water, and some bags. The children placed one hand inside two empty plastic bags. The other hand was placed in an empty bag and an additional bag with “blubber”. The children placed both hands in cold water. When their hands became cold, they were told to take the cold hand out of the water. The hand without the blubber coating was pulled out quickly!