Hibernation Investigation
23rd Nov 2023
This week we carried out an investigation to see if all the preparation that animals put into hibernation is worth the fuss! The boys and girls tested 2 identical hot water bottles…they filled them both with boiled water and 1 of them had no cover, while the other hibernated…it had 3 layers of wrapping; 1 for body fat, 1 for fur and 1 for its cosy nest. We checked the temperature of both bottles after 2 hours and the hibernating bottle was almost double the temperature of the uncovered one! P1 and P2 tried to ensure it was a fair test and recorded their method and findings!
They've decided that they all would like to hibernate 😁
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