Blubber Hands

We wondered how penguins keep warm when they live and swim in such cold water. We learnt that they have a layer of blubber to keep them warm. On land they huddle together with their friends to keep warm. Penguins' feathers also help to keep them warm, when it gets cold, penguins can puff their feathers out to trap more air for even better insulation.

We wanted to find out how blubber works.

We had lots of ice. The ice looked like icebergs and the water was freezing cold.

We had lots of ice. The ice looked like icebergs and the water was freezing cold.

We put our hands in the icy water. The water was very cold!

We made a "blubber glove" by putting fat in a bag. We put our hand in another bag and then put it into the bag of fat.

We made a "blubber glove" by putting fat in a bag. We put our hand in another bag and then put it into the bag of fat.

We put our blubber hand in the water. It wasn't cold and kept us warm!

We learnt that other animals in Antarctica, like Orca and seals, have blubber to keep them warm too.