09/04/2026
Mrs. Cowan sends the following Friday update:
🦈🐋 We’re Making a SPLASH in Science! 🌊 🐋🦈
We officially kicked off our Ocean Creatures unit this month, and our classroom has been full of hands-on learning, exploring, and a LOT of fun!
This week, we dove into the world of Great White Sharks 🦈 and Humpback Whales 🐋 and learned all about their physical features, habitats, diets, dangers, and some pretty amazing adaptations that help them survive in the ocean.
SHARK TEETH!
On Wednesday, our students became little paleontologists and scientists! We made our very own shark teeth using flour, salt, and water. We talked about how Great White Sharks have several rows of teeth and how their teeth are constantly being replaced. Students mixed their ingredients, shaped their teeth, and created their own shark-tooth treasures! 🦷
THE BLUBBER EXPERIMENT!
Today, we learned about one of the coolest adaptations of whales—blubber! Humpback whales have a thick layer of fat called blubber that helps insulate their bodies and keeps them warm in cold ocean water.
To see how blubber works, our students conducted a hands-on “blubber glove” experiment! We surrounded our hands with Crisco (representing the layer of fat/blubber) and then placed our hands into ice-cold water. We compared how the hand protected by the “blubber” felt compared to the hand without it.
It was such a fun way to help our students feel and understand how an animal’s body can be specially designed to survive in its environment!
We’re only one week into our ocean adventure, and we can’t wait to see what we discover next! 🌊🐠🐢🦑🐬🦭
Learning is always more fun when you can touch it, make it, and experience it!
