The Penguin learning continued with full force in our classroom this week. We are taking our commitment to Professor Glacier very seriously! So far we have learned about the penguin lifecycle, habitat, and food chain. Friday afternoon was an especially exciting learning opportunity! With help from 3 parent volunteers, the students were able to explore 4 different Science stations. The purpose of the afternoon was to learn about some of the ways Emperor Penguins adapt to the harsh Antarctic climate. With hands-on experiments, students learned about how blubber keeps a penguin warm, how oil can waterproof feathers and how challenging it is to safely pass a penguin egg between parents without the use of hands. Next week we will be concluding our Penguin unit by learning about the causes and effects of Climate Change and then we will compile what we have learned in a report to send off to Professor Glacier.
Mrs. Campbell
12/5/2015 03:33:21 pm
I am impressed with all the learning you are doing about penguins. I will come up next week so I can learn from you all of you! Well done Ms. Wood and Div. 13. Comments are closed.
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