Why is blubber important?

 Blubber is a thick layer of fat, also called adipose tissue that can be found directly under the skin of all marine mammals. The blubber is important as it provides insulation from cold ocean temperatures as well as storing energy that is then used when food is unavailable. 

Today, the children used lard and rubber gloves to represent the blubber of animals and their skin. First, they put their hand in a rubber glove which was full of lard. They children thought this was squishy and felt funny. Then, they put the hand with the glove into ice water as well as their other hand with nor protection. Here, they were able to see how blubber acts as an insulator for animals in the Arctic. 

One child yelled, “It really works!”