How effective is blubber as an insulator for animals in the Arctic?

We have been learning about animals in the arctic and how they can adapt to the icy cold conditions. We carried out a 'blubber mitten' experiment to find out how effective blubber is in keeping the animals warm in the freezing cold water. Our prediction was that the lard, used as blubber, would help to keep our hands warm in the cold water.  We were right! Here are some of the pictures:

Challenge - Can you build a wind turbine using K'Nex?

Welcome to this years P7 class blog!


On Friday 4th Sept, we had a visit from the Dynamic Earth team as part of the 2015 Science Festival. They came to talk to us about fossil fish finding in Orkney and Caithness. We learned about Hugh Miller - a fossil detective and the long-vanished Lake Orcadie!
It was fascinating to find out what the area around us looked like millionsof years ago. Many thanks to the Dynamic Earth team for a very interesting afternoon.

Day 3 at Nethy Bridge - Group C

Group C have had an action packed day in the sunshine :) They completed the 'Silver Maze' in the morning, followed by some dry slope skiing after lunch.

Day 3 at Nethy Bridge - Group A and B

Today everyone has made the most of the sunshine and our final day of activities at Abernethy. Group A and B have been dry slope skiing in the morning, followed by abseiling and the climbing wall in the afternoon.