Science Day: Animals in Winter

On Wednesday our class had our first science day with Sue Harrington, a science instructor who comes to Southeast to do special activities with each grade level. We learned about how animals survive in the winter. Some animals migrate, some hibernate, some insulate, and some congregate. One activity that we did was to test how insulation works. We went outside and measure the air temperature. Then we compared it to the temperature of a student wearing a jacket, a student wearing 2 jackets, and students huddled together inside a "cave" that we made out of blankets. We found the insulation keeps animals much warmer than the outside temperature.