What's the penguin equivalent of a winter coat, and how does it work?

Thick layers of blubber (fat) and tightly packed feathers insulate penguins.

A penguin is invited to a fancy pool party, but it's worried about getting its feathers wet. What adaptation does it have to help with this?

Penguins have a special oil that they spread over their feathers to make them waterproof.

6th Grade•44 minutes

I can describe the physical and behavioral adaptations that allow penguins to survive in their environment.

Penguins are easily recognized by their coloring: all penguins have white bellies and a dark or black back.

Instead of wings for flying, penguins have flippers, and they spend so much time in the water that we say they are aquatic.

Penguins have thick layers of blubber or fat that keeps them warm, as well as feathers that are packed tightly together to insulate them.

This lesson includes 9 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. If a penguin opened a restaurant, what do you think would be the only thing on the menu (hint: they can't taste!)?

2. Why can't penguins fly, even though they're birds?

3. Imagine you're a penguin trying to avoid becoming lunch for a hungry seal. How does your coloring help you?

...and 6 more questions

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