Last week we had our first snow in Cleveland. Seems hard to believe that we haven't had any since! On that day, I had a class coming in to the Learning Lab who really wasn't ready to start a new topic and so we decided to talk about snow!
We started by talking about precipitation in general. What it is. The different types. Then, led into what kind of precipitation we were having today!
YouTube: Precipitation
Afterwards, we did a SmartBoard lesson on weather. I love the SmartBoard for many reasons: it's interactive, engaging, can be used with SmartBoard lessons, or it can be used with websites.
SmartBoard: Weather
The students are in grades 7-9 and sat by mesmerized as we watched The Snowy Day on BookFlix. As you may or may not know. . .BookFlix is generally for students in grade K-5, but can easily be used with upper level students because many of their favorite books from childhood are listed there!
BookFlix: The Snowy Day
Then, we moved into a more sophisticated book about snow called Snowflake Bentley.
Snowflake Bentley was the first man to actually photograph the snowflake through a technique he developed called micro-photography. He discovered that no two snowflakes are exactly alike and that all are hexagons. His plaque in Jericho, Vermont reads:
Snowflake Bentley
Jericho's world famous snowflake authority
For fifty years, Wilson A. Bentley, a simple farmer, developed his technique of micro-photography to reveal to the world the grandeur and mystery of the snowflake-its universal hexagonal shape and its infinite number of lovely designs.
Here is the link to the official Snowflake Bentley website:
Our class also viewed some YouTube videos of Snowflake Bentley. The students were amazed at the beauty of the snowflakes. . .
A short movie:
Thanks for reading and Happy Teching!
Maria
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