Let It Snow!

While I know many in Chicago are ready for the winter weather to be over, the children in room 116 are extremely eager to have a large amount of snow fall..the sooner the better! We were treated to an activity by Ethan B.'s mom (Mrs. Burdin) and grandma (Mrs. Carol Fialkowski) in which we created snow crystal catchers! We learned about the many varieties of snow crystals, and what the conditions are like outside when we would typically see each variety of snow crystal. Discussion also included which snow crystals would be best for a plethora of activities including building snowmen, forming snowballs, and skiing. The children then matched the names to the shapes and constructed the durable snow crystal catcher in which to clearly see the shapes when it snows. These snow catchers are going to remain at school until we have an opportunity to use them, then your young scientist will be able to take them home to share with you. Fingers crossed for snow!

From Miss C.'s Blog