So, it's the time of the year for snow...now what? Get ready for some snowflake science! I'm not one that enjoys the frigid temperatures, but snowflakes are just plain interesting! I share a book with my students EVERY year about a man named Wilson Bentley. This book is about his lifelong love and photography of snowflakes. Click on his name below to view or purchase his book and others about his photography.
Below are activity ideas for some snowflake science fun:
- Download a flipchart for your ActivBoard. There are several other resources available at Promethean Planet.
- Examine Wilson Bentley's snowflake photographs up close and personal.
- View a very short snowflake science video.
- Grow a snowflake from Borax. I've tried this once...but, it was a LONG time ago. Think I'll try this one again (at home first)!
- Cut out some snowflakes and decorate your windows...especially if you live in an area where you DON'T get snow! Check out these snowflake patterns for kids.
- You can even try snowflake catching! Give each child a black piece of construction paper and a magnifying glass. Bundle up and venture outdoors before school is canceled! As the students catch the snowflakes, they can also examine them up close. Extend the lesson by having them write and draw about the types of snowflakes they caught. My students LoVe this activity! Click here for a link to the different types of snowflakes. This link also has MANY other activities for snowflake science.
Share your snowflake science ideas!!!
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