NASA
Sci Jinks: Grow Snow Crystals
Discover how snowflakes are created. Use this interactive to recognize the role temperature plays in the formation of snow crystals.
NASA
Sci Jinks: How Do Snowflakes Form?
Is it true that no two snowflakes are alike? Take a look at the details that make up a snowflake to find out if the statement holds any truth.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Catching Snowflakes
Are you in a place where snow falls in winter? If so, try catching snowflakes. Then take a close look. Can you find two snowflakes that look alike?
Scientific American
Scientific American Slideshow: No Two Alike: Snowflake Photography
See a variety of beautiful snowflake images demonstrating how each one is different in this slideshow from Scientific American.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Making Your Own Snowflake in a Jar
In this activity, students will learn about supersaturated solutions. They will observe the beginning formation of crystals as the solution cools and by the next day, the students will see the formation of a snowflake made by the crystals.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: The Curious Growth of a Snow Crystal
Explore how snowflake crystal shapes depend on the temperature of the cloud.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Snowflakes
One could say that snowflakes are simply frozen water - but if you compare a snowflake to an ice cube, you'll notice a big difference. Why are all snowflakes six-sided? Why are none of them exactly the same? And how do we ski on them?...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Snowflakes
Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.
Science Fun for Everyone
Science Fun: Snowflakes
Make your own snowflake with this science experiment!
California Institute of Technology
Guide to Snowflakes
No two snowflakes are the same, but they may have the same form. Learn about the basic forms of snowflakes as well as how some scientists classify them. Explore the site to find out other information as well.
California Institute of Technology
Things You Always Wanted to Know About Snow Crystals
Have you ever wondered if it's true that no two snowflakes are ever the same or why snow is white? Find out the answers to these questions and others here!
California Institute of Technology
Growing Your Own Snow Crystals
No two snowflakes are the same! Find out if that statement is true by "growing" your own snow flakes and comparing them. You need a coke bottle, dry ice and a Styrofoam cup.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: How Do Snowflakes Form?
This page explains how snowflakes are formed. Find out if all snowflakes are really different.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Nsidc: All About Snow
A beautiful snow scene awaits you at this site as well as cold facts about snow, Q & As, a snow glossary to inform you on such things as the difference between a blizzard and a squall, and information on avalanches and blizzards.
Curated OER
Highly Magnified View of a Ice Crystal (Snowflake)
Using household items, one can demonstrate "the forces of pressure and how it can affect other objects."
Curated OER
Snowflake.jpg (7150 Bytes)
This site from the California Institute of Technology contains information on the study of snow crystals. There are numerous links on the left side of the page. Some of the topics are photo collections, preserving snow and the physics of...