How do polar bears keep warm?

Anticipatory Set: Who remembers some of the animals we talked about?

Objective- Students will explain what keeps Polar Bears warm in the Arctic.

Materials

• "Little Polar Bear" by Hans de Beer

Procedure

• Have students sit in reading seats.
• I will have the students create a definition of mammals as a review.
• I will show the students the cover of the book and ask for predictions.
• I will read the book reminding students to look for the different animals the bear meets
• After the story I will ask what other animals did the polar bear meet?
• Raise your hand if you think all these animals could survive in the cold Arctic?
• Why do you think this?
• How do you think the Polar Bear survives the cold weather and swimming in the icy water?
• Write responses on paper.
• Explain that polar bears have a layer of fat called blubber that keeps him warm.
• I will ask students what they wear to keep warm?

Polar Bear Experiment

Anticipatory set- Who remembers what special thing the polar bear has to keep him warm?

Objective- Students will be able to experience what it is like to have a layer of blubber to protect them.

Materials

• construction paper
• clothing from magazines
• sandwich bags
• Crisco
• bowl of water
• ice cubes

Procedure

• Talk about keeping warm as a review from the last lesson.
• I will explain what the students will be doing at their seats.
• Drawing pictures of clothing they wear to keep warm.
• Fill up the paper
• When finished sit on the carpet and read a book
• Send them back to seats by table, and explain that they will be called back to do the experiment.
• I will have all students experience the blubber glove.
• After the completion of the experiment students will finish up project and move back to the carpet.
• We will discuss what each student felt.
• Refer to the chart and my question.
• Ask if they remember what the chart is called?
• What did we learn?