What we want to know about penguins by Sheri Levasseur https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins These are questions asked by our Kindergarten classes. What do we wonder about penguins? We can use different kinds of resources to find facts that answer our questions. This is how we research. en-us 2015-01-13 12:46:18 UTC 2023-01-20 21:32:07 UTC hello@padlet.com http://d20uo2axdbh83k.cloudfront.net/20150113/ebb20938c3f15e66a95107b6231e0666/background.jpg What do penguins do in the summer? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45946964 Emperor penguins live
in Antarctica.
They spend winter
on icy plains.
In summer, they dive
and fish in open water.
Resource: Online Database: Pebble.Go

]]> 2015-01-13 12:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45946964 What animals go after penguins? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45947712 Resource: facts about penguins website: KidZone Penguin facts

]]> 2015-01-13 12:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45947712 How long before a penguin egg hatches? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45948007 Male emperors keep the newly laid eggs warm, but they do not sit on them, as many other birds do. Males stand and protect their eggs from the elements by balancing them on their feet and covering them with feathered skin known as a brood pouch. During this two-month bout of babysitting the males eat nothing and are at the mercy of the Antarctic elements. Resource: Website: National Geographic

 ]]> 2015-01-13 12:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45948007 What is a baby penguin called? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45948221 Resource: Online Encyclopedia Fact page: World Book Encyclopedia

]]> 2015-01-13 13:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45948221 Where do penguins live? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45949355 Penguin live at Antaractica. It is at the very bottom and underside of a globe. Resource: interactive map/website: PBS

]]> 2015-01-13 13:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45949355 How do penguins talk to each other sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45950751 Penguins recogize each other's voice. It is how mother penguins find their baby in a crowd of a thousand birds. Resource: Online Video: National Geographic

]]> 2015-01-13 13:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45950751 Listen to penguins talk sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45950865 Source: Interactive web site: SeaWorld

]]> 2015-01-13 13:23:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45950865 Why do mommies go so far away from the babies?  sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45965505 It is hard work to travel very far inland to lay your egg. Once the mommy lays her egg, she is very hungry, and knows she will have to feed her chic once it hatches. Dad takes over, keeping the egg warm by carefully placing it on his feet and covering it with a warm layer of feathers called a brood pouch. Mom returns to the ocean to binge on lots and lots of fish only to return in time for the egg to hatch and feed her baby. Resource: website: Kinooze.com

]]> 2015-01-13 14:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45965505 How long does it take for an egg to hatch? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45968841 It can take up to three days for a chic to chip its way out of the egg. Resource: Website: Seaworld

]]> 2015-01-13 14:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45968841 Why do penguins go underwater? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45970391 Penguins only eat fish and other seafood animals like squid, crabs, krill and other seafood they catch while swimming. Sometimes penguins will fly through the air to get away from other sea animals trying to eat them. Resource: Website: Smithsonian

]]> 2015-01-13 15:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45970391 Why don't penguins fly sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45971464 Penguins bodies are not made to fly. Source: website: Highlights

]]> 2015-01-13 15:06:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45971464 Why don't the mommies stay with their eggs and daddies go to get food? sheri10321 https://padlet.com/sheri10321/Penguins/wish/45972009 The reason the female leaves right after laying the egg (leaving it with the male for protection) is that she has used so much energy growing this large egg that she has to feed very soon after laying to regain her weight (which take several weeks). She also must gain enough weight that when she returns, she can not only survive the cold climate of Antarctica throughout the time she is raising the chick, but also feed the chick on the food in her stomach that she spits up (regurgitates) for it. This is so vital because penguins, being birds, do not have milk to feed their young and the rookeries are not near enough open water for her to daily feed or bring back food for her chick. Resource: Expert Biologist Sheri Amsel via her email response received on 1/13/15.

From Sheri:

I will add this specific point to the website too, as it’s a very good question.  So glad you are using the site!

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