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    Today’s collection of snow sites include both a scientific and artistic exploration of the subject. For example, if you’ve ever wondered how to preserve snowflakes on microscope slides, or how to make sparkle snow paint, you’ll find your answers (and more) in the following websites. Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!

    		Snow Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00

    Artful Parent: 13 Winter Art Projects for Kids4 stars

    Snowmen, snowflakes, Christmas trees, mittens, and ice are the key themes in these thirteen art projects suitable for preschoolers and young elementary-age kids. Wondering how to use watercolors and salt to create a snow painting? You'll find all the details in the "How to Paint Snow" project.



    Elemental Science: 10 Snow Science Activities4 stars

    From making ice cream to blowing frozen snow bubbles, this list of ten snow science activities are sure to keep elementary-age kids engaged! And for more science fun, follow Elemental Science's Seasonal Science Activities board over at Pinterest. Look for the link at the end of this article.

    National Snow and Ice Data Center: All About Snow4 stars

    "Is it ever too cold to snow? How big can snowflakes get? Why is snow white?" Everything you ever wanted to know about snow (but didn't know who to ask) is answered here by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, affiliated with the University of Colorado. This educational site also includes a Snow Glossary (from "ablation" to "vapor pressure"), a Snow Fact Sheet and a feature on the history of snow removal. The first known snow plow was pulled by horses through the "snow-clogged streets" of Milwaukee in 1862.

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: How Do Snowflakes Form?5 stars

    "Q: How are snowflakes formed? A: A snowflake begins to form when an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto a pollen or dust particle in the sky. This creates an ice crystal. As the ice crystal falls to the ground, water vapor freezes onto the primary crystal, building new crystals – the six arms of the snowflake." For a more detailed explanation, click on through to this National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) page.

    Snow Crystals5 stars

    "This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes – what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex and beautiful structures are created, quite literally, out of thin air." Best place to start on this site created by Caltech Professor Kenneth G. Libbrecht is the Snowflake Primer, where you'll learn the answer to questions such as "Is it really true that no two snow crystals are alike?" and "Why do snow crystals form in such complex symmetrical shapes?" Look for it under Snowflake Science in the Site Index near the bottom of the front page.

    		Snow Resource Handout for Classroom or Homeschool: Just $2.00



    Honorable Mentions

    The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!

    Facts Just for Kids: Snow Facts

    Hands On We Grow: 28 Winter Crafts

    Science Kids: Snow Facts for Kids

    Snowflake Bentley


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    Feldman, Barbara. "Snow." Surfnetkids. Feldman Publishing. 15 Dec. 2020. Web. 7 Nov. 2024. <https://www.surfnetkids.com/resources/snow/ >.


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    By . Originally published December 15, 2020. Last modified July 19, 2022.

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