Snowflakes on falling on our heads....

We were fortunate (unfortunate?) to have some snowfall in December, so we did a SNOW study. One of our first tasks was to do a close read on Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley. We read about his perseverance in his life towards the pursuit of snow science and microphotography. we examined some of his slides and identified the six shapes of snowflakes.

I love how a couple of our students connected it to a biography study their sister had done in 5th grade. They brought in her report and shared some more facts about his life.

​Next, we did an onsite field trip by heading outside to examine some snowflakes. We didn't really see any of the shapes, but the kids had fun trying.


We wrapped it up with a leveled article about recycling snow from Tween Tribune called, "Chill Ways to Recycle Snow." The kids brainstormed ways to reuse snow. Some of the more memorable ideas were