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Frozen hands

Polar bears live at the North Pole. It’s very cold there! Do you know how they stay warm? People wear clothes to protect themselves from the cold. If you pick up snow with your bare hands, they get very cold. Have you ever held something that cold before?

Please note: At least one day before the expiriment, fill a plastic or latex glove with water. Tie it closed and lay it as straight as possible in the freezer.

Step by Step

Requirements chevron down

  • Plastic plate
  • Icehand from the freezer
  • 1 thick ski glove or mitten for your right hand
  • 1 thin glove or mitten for your left hand
  • Scissors

Instructions chevron down

  1. Take the ice hand out of the freezer.
  2. Is it cold?
  3. Place on a small plate.
  4. Put a different glove on each hand.
  5. Can you hold the ice hand longer now than with your bare hands?
  6. Which glove makes the ice hand feel the least cold? Why do you think that is?
  7. Take off your gloves and use scissors to cut away the plastic or latex covering of the ice hand.
  8. Does the ice hand feel colder or warmer without its covering?
  9. When did the ice hand feel the coldest?
  10. Can you guess why it felt that cold at that moment?