1. Blubber Cathy Stickler ECE 8842/01 Dr. Warner

2. Table of Contents Activities Animals the Polar Bear Saw Survival Prediction –Bar Chart Activities Warm Clothing –Pie Chart Experiment –Materials Cooperative Groups Conclusion –Polar Bear Website Polar Plunge

3. Activities The children will make predictions about the book from the cover. We will read the book Little Polar Bear by Hans de Beer. After the story the children will name the animals the polar bear met and predict if they could survive in the Arctic. The children will observe a map to discover how far Lars traveled from the Arctic to the Tropics. Hi! I am Lars

4. Animals Polar Bear Saw Lars Saw HippoChameleonEagleWhale I saw these animals

5. Survival Predictions

6. Activities The children will brainstorm how polar bears survive cold weather and icy water. The children will draw pictures of clothing they wear to keep warm. Each child will share an idea of clothing that keeps them warm for the pie chart.

7. Warm Clothing Graph

8. Experiment The teacher will demonstrate making a blubber glove. Measure one cup of Crisco. Fill ziploc bag with cup of Crisco. Use a second ziploc bag to place around outside of ziploc bag with Crisco in it. Materials Sandwich bags Bowl of water Ice cubes

9. Cooperative Groups The students will work in cooperative groups to make blubber gloves. The teacher will place a bowl of icy water on the table. The students will measure the temperature of the water with a thermometer. The students immerse their left hand in icy water. The students will place right hand in blubber glove and immerse in icy water.

10. Conclusion The student will read responses they brainstormed after reading the story. Activities The students will compare their responses about polar bears survival to their hand being protected by the blubber glove. http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/na/polar/http://www.pbs.org/kratts/world/na/polar/

11. http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear _plunge.htmlhttp://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_polar_bear _plunge.html Polar Plunge