I have senior infants this year and I chose the ‘Animals in the cold’ lesson. The children. The children really enjoy this experiment as a we look at this topic when exploring winter. Polar animals are placed in water and frozen. During play time we would chose an area where the water would melt. Adding in the ‘Animals in the Cold’ lesson would add another dimension to our theme. To extend this activity, we would compare and contrast animals in the north/south pole and their opposite appearances. We would then use Vaseline to demonstrate how polar bears repel water. As an extension we would continue to ‘What clothes to wear’ lesson. The children could think about what materials would be repel water for those animals in the North Pole. Pupils would experiment and decide on a material that would be suitable as a waterproof coat for a teddy bear.