As part of our 'Under the Sea' topic in Year 1, we have been learning about animal adaptations. We have learnt that all animals have to adapt and change to the habitat they live in. This week we have been learning about the sea creatures that live in the polar seas.
We have focused on whales and how they survive in the cold waters. We learnt that they have a thick layer of blubber under their skin which keeps them warm in the freezing temperatures.
We tested how cold the icy water felt with our hands.
We then covered our hands in blubber and compared how cold the water felt after.
We learnt that whales would not be able to stay warm without their blubber and that the blubber could keep humans warm too!
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