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HOW DO PENGUINS KEEP WARM IN COLD CLIMATES?

What you will need: 3 zip-lock plastic bags-sandwich size ice cubes another person to help

Step: 1 Take one bag and zip it most of the way. Blow air into it to partly fill it up. Zip it up. Fill one bag with ice cubes. Zip it up. Leave one bag flat and closed.

Step: 2 Place both of your hands, side by side, palm sides up. Have someone lay the flat, empty plastic bag on your hands, then lay the plastic bag filled with ice on the empty plastic bag. Leave this on for about 1 minute. What do you feel?

Step: 3 Place both of your hands, side by side, palm sides up. Have someone lay the plastic bag filled with air on your hands, then lay the plastic bag with the ice on top of the bag. Leave this on for about 1 minute. What do you feel?

Questions to discuss: What happened when you laid the bag filled with ice on the empty plastic bag? How did your hands feel? What happened when you laid the bag filled with ice on the plastic bag filled with air? How did your hands feel? Why do you think your hands didn't get cold with the bag filled with air? How would this help penguins to keep warm? List other animals and how they have adapted to their unique environments. Find out more

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