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.

An assessment item that checks student understanding of the temperature at which snow could form.

Describes research that discovered how three-sided snowflakes form.

Use this site if you want to find ideas, lessons and activities related to penguins.

This page presents some scientific facts about snow.

This page explains how snowflakes are formed. Find out if all snowflakes are really different.

This slide show, developed by Don Cline, describes the effects and importance of snow. Topics covered are snowfall formation, snow cover, blowing snow, snow metamorphism, and snow modeling.

Kids learn more about the science of the weather. Sunshine, rain, snow, cold, hot, and windy.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a science flipchart that reviews the stages of the water cycle and also ways in which the water cycle affects weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a science unit on weather. Students use the board to answer questions, move objects, and chart observations. An Activote is included for summative assessment.

This page contains numerous snow terms and their definitions.

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This page tells you how to create snow in a jar. Neat experiment!

Students will learn about the six common weather conditions: sunshine, wind, rain, snow, fog, and thunderstorms.

Make your own snowflake with this science experiment!

Learn what aspects of our planet have an impact on climate. Links to related materials.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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