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Snow Caterpillar
Students create a snow caterpillar. In this craft lesson, students roll five snow balls for the caterpillar's head and body. They use sticks and tennis balls for the antennas and lemons for eyes.
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Snowstorm!
Students create a snowstorm in their room. In this snow activity, students make snowflakes to attach to their hands. Students play "The dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies" by Tchaikovsky and dance.
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Weather Poems
In this weather learning exercise, students use the pictures illustrated to help them unscramble each word to learn a few weather sayings. Then they identify the ways in which meteorologist tracked weather before technology.
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What Do You Like To Make Out of Snow?
In this seasonal worksheet, students have a title page and four pictures depicting different snow activities. Students color the four pictures showing the various snow activities.
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What Do You Like To Do in Winter?
In this seasonal instructional activity, students have a title page and nine pictures depicting different snow activities. Students cut out those activities they like to do, and paste them onto the blank page provided.
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Snowy Days
First graders investigate the concept of snow and how it is formed. They are given a variety of resources in order to make information available. Students use the information in order to provide the context for an essay. They use Kid...
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Snow on Sea Ice
Students examine different samples of ice and predict the amount of snow that has fallen in a given year. Using a calculator, they graph the various thicknesses. They analyze the graphs to determine the relationship between the snow and...
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Snowball Fight
Students examine the weather conditions throughout the globe. As a class, they discover the impact of snow on various types of crops. In groups, they participate in an experiment in which they form raindrops and calculate the...
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Building a Quinzee
Students demonstrate knowledge about the basic properties of snow. They collaborate together in groups of 4-6 students to construct a Quinzee and investigate its basic structure and why it is effective. They examine the temperature...
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What's the temperature of the snow at different levels?
First graders measure the temperature of snow at different levels by participating in an experiment. They discover that snow is an insulator and use thermometers to find out the snow temperature. They record the temperature of snow on...
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Sliding Games (Marbles)
Pupils play a game of marbles outdoors on an iced area. They begin by playing a warm-up game of tag and proceed to sliding their marbles on an iced surface into holes. They attempt to gain points by sliding the marble into holes of...
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Snowy Night Snaps
Students use misprinted photographs donated from a photo processing company to create paintings of a snowy landscape at night.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Atmospheric Temperature Affects the Water Content of Snow?
If you're lucky enough to live in a place that gets snow in winter, you know that the feel of the snow can vary a lot. Sometimes it can be light and fluffy, and other times heavy and wet. This project shows you how to use data from daily...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating the Water Cycle "Snow Fun"
In this teacher directed inquiry indoor lab students collect snow in a cup. They will estimate how much water will be in the cup after the snow melts. Students will then make predictions about what will happen to the cup of water. After...
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Brave Irene [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for William Steig's children's book, Brave Irene, is provided on these pages. Four character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: The Snowy Day [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Ezra Jack Keats' children's book, The Snowy Day, is provided on these pages. Eight character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Snowed in at Polkweed Public School [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for John Bianchi's young adult book, Snowed in at Polkweed Public School, is provided on these pages. Seven character roles are needed in this activity.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Snowballs [Pdf]
A reader's theater adaptation of Lois Ehlert's early childhood book, Snowballs, is provided on this script. Nine character roles are needed in this performance.
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Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: "The Runaway Snowman" From School Days [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Frank Schaffer's story , "The Runaway Snowman" from School Days, is provided on these pages. Three character roles are needed in this drama.
Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Night of the Blizzard One Teacher's Story [Pdf]
A reader's theater script of blizzard story co-written by Mary Evans Andrews, a free-lance writer, and a former early 1900's teacher, "Miss Lydia", is provided on these pages. Ten character roles are needed in this activity. Reading...
Other
Simple Science: Snow and Ice I
The innovative resource compares snow and ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere over a period of two years. The activity has an interactive online version and a printable data sheet.
Other
Simple Science: Snow and Ice Ii
The innovative resource compares snow and ice cover in the Northern Hemisphere over a period of 24 years. The images are obtained from satellite measurements of visible and microwave radiation. The activity has an interactive online...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Water Science for Schools Activities Center
This website offers three activity centers: Questionnaires, Opinion Surveys, and Challenge Questions. Take a look at these interesting water research activities from the US Geological Survey. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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The Partnership for a Drug Free America
Working to reduce the illicit drugs in America, this is the website of Partnership For A Drug Free America. This site contains a database of drugs with slang names as well as standard. For each drug there are descriptions of the drug...