Snowflake bentley

Snowflake Bentley is a children's biography about Wilson 'Snowflake' Bentley... the man who discovered that no two snowflakes are alike. The book spans Snowflake Bentley's life from childhood until his passing at the age of 66. This blog post includes a FREE biography research printable and directions for a STEM activity in which children recreate Snowflake Belntley's process of capturing and photographing snowflakes. Biography. 32 pages. First grade, second grade, third grade.

🌨️ Unlock the magic of winter with our free Snowflake Bentley activity! 🎨❄️ Explore the intersection of art and science as students unleash their creativity to craft unique snowflake drawings. Inspired by Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley's pioneering work, this hands-on project is a captivating journey into the delicate beauty of snow crystals. #SnowflakeArt #STEMEducation

Read Snowflake Bentley and get inspired to create some unique snowflake artwork! This winter art project is easy and goes perfectly with this winter story.

Snowflake Similes are one of my favorite winter activities. This past week we read Snowflake Bentley, and did numerous activities with the book. For the similes themselves, I have a half sheet template that we first brainstorm and then they create their own. Snowflakes are as unique as... Snowflakes are as fragile as... Snowflakes are as light as... Here's the template if you need it. After glueing on their template, the kids get to take a coffee filter and make their own snowflakes. It's…

Getting kids to focus during the winter months was always a struggle for me. The cold temperatures made it impossible to go outside, leaving kids with no way to burn off energy. Times like these require extremely engaging lessons to keep students focused and engaged. Fortunately, I found the secret

Perfect supplement for Chemistry and Physics. Free Snowflake Science Printable lesson

Some of our favorite winter books are listed below. 5 days of reading lesson plans, center activities and worksheets are included. Click here to see this resource. There Was a Cold Lady That Swallowed Some Snow Book Study & Activities Do your kindergarten and first grade students love The Old Lady books? They are perfect for teaching and talking about sequencing. Your students will definitely love this unit for The Cold Lady as she swallows some snow and the coordinating activities in this…

We finally had a bit of measurable snow here in North Carolina! Even though it was too wet and muddy to play in, it sure was beautiful. Like a few other topics, we tend to read about snow each and every year since we enjoy learning about it. And you can't enjoy learning about snow without reading the beloved Snowflake Bentley! We have easily read this book 15+ times, and it captured our attention right from the first reading. The story of Mr. Bentley is fascinating, and the lovely…

Snowflake Bentley was a photographer who published the first photos of an individual snowflake, proving that each was unique and six-sided. He spent his entire life studying snow. We admired his photographs and read about his life from the beautifully illustrated book that bears his name. We sketched some designs using radial symmetry, and selected our best one to transfer to printing foam. We printed the first layer with white ink on colored paper. We rinsed our foam after printing a set of…

Snowflake Bentley is a fabulous book about a man named Wilson A. Bentley. He was a man who loved nature, and loved snow in particular. He took photos of snow crystals in his little Vermont town so when I started thinking about shaking things up this year prior to winter break, I decided to feature …