A guest post by : Kerry
There are no pics this week because the camera is not working. Today I did an experiment on whale blubber and how it keeps them warm. I figured out that it keeps them approximately 29 degrees warmer. (Fahrenheit of course) The experiment I used is as follows.
First since I only had one thermometer I put it in an empty cup for 30 minutes in the freezer. During which I put cotton balls at the bottom of the second cup. After the 30 minutes were over the thermometer read 0 degrees Fahrenheit. After placing the thermometer in the second cup I filled it up with cotton balls and poured 3/4s oz. of cooking oil in the cup. After being in the freezer for the 30 minutes the thermometer read 29 degrees.
Whale Blubber is like the cotton balls and oil it keeps the whale or in this case thermometer considerably warmer. I also did a reserach paper about whale blubber finding that it also stores food and energy. Blubber is a multi-purpose fat it gives added metabolism as well.
When Mom's camera is fixed I will take a pic of my lab report.
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Awesome experiment, Kerry! I can't wait to see the pictures!
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