Why Don't Fish Freeze in Winter? | Winter is Alive! | SciShow Kids

Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!

Squeaks wants to know what happens to fish when the seasons change and the pond freezes in winter! He and Jessi learn all about how fish survive under the ice because of their body temperature, and also what other animals, like birds and turtles, do to survive when it's cold outside!

First Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System - Seasonal patterns of sunrise and sunset can be observed, described, and predicted (1-ESS1-2).
Performance Expectation:
1-ESS1-2 Make observations at different times of year to relate the amount of daylight to the time of year.
Second Grade Next Generation Science Standards
Disciplinary Core Idea:
LS4.D: Biodiversity and Humans - There are many different kinds of living things in any area, and they exist in different places on land and in water (2-LS4-1).
Performance Expectation:
2-LS4-1. Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.

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SOURCES:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/the-secret-to-turtle-hibernation-butt-breathing
https://www.earthdate.org/why-fish-dont-freeze
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/fish-freeze.html
https://uwmadscience.news.wisc.edu/animals/how-fish-survive-wint
https://www.ausableriver.org/blog/look-under-ice-winter-lake-ecology
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/10/15/3610808.htm?site=12science&

Image Sources:
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-frozen-pond-in-a-rural-area-in-winter-sto81zlqyktsp4rfl
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/frozen-pond-gm157283883-917872
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/single-tree-on-transparent-picture-with-clipping-path-gm1288271001-384270688
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/single-tree-on-transparent-picture-with-clipping-path-gm1288271001-384270688
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/shoal-of-jack-fish-in-tulemben-in-bali-indonesia-mcuixdu
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/the-painted-turtle-gm1165590789-320778579
https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/house-sparrow-chirping-on-bird-feeder-rfzfrn_gxjj4xo0ab
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Featherball_(45943565555).jpg
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/carp-gm527524506-92765421
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Snapping_turtle_in_Mud.JPG
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/pic-mineur-femelle-female-downy-woodpecker-pico-pubescente-gm1367515927-437749152


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