Your child's turn
Hand over the device. They will come back to teach you.
Today's wonder
Why don't penguins' feet freeze?
For child
Tip: tap the gear on the video to change the speed.
How WHOA was that?
Go to your parent
It is your turn to teach them what you found out.
Ask your child
A guide, not a checklist. Follow their thinking.
What part made you go "wait, what?"
Lots of kids (and adults) are surprised that penguins keep their feet cold on purpose, just warm enough not to freeze.
Where does your body have its own tricks for handling heat or cold, even ones you didn't choose?
Shivering, sweating, goosebumps, hands going pale in the cold. That is your body doing the same kind of thing the penguin does.
what do YOU still want to know?
Great question. Explore it together this week and expand the discussion. We may turn it into a future Pandoy wonder.
Good discussion?
Experience together in real life
The penguin huddle 🐧
Emperor penguins beat the cold the same way we might, by squishing into a big huddle. The middle gets toasty, the edge stays freezing, so they shuffle inward and everyone takes a turn.
- Grab whoever's in your family and squish into the tightest huddle you can.
- Stay squished and feel how the middle gets warmer the longer you huddle.
- Now whoever's on the outside wiggles into the middle, penguin-style. Keep swapping.
Why is taking turns smarter than everyone shoving to the middle?
parents
Join the huddle. Silliness is strongly encouraged.
How was the huddle?
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You did it!
✨ The Penguin Kit
You figured out how penguins keep their feet from freezing, and how clever animals beat the cold in their own ways.
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What worked? What flopped?
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