Snow Winter Weather Activity

Students and teachers love snow days, but do your students understand what snow is, how it forms, and what snowflakes look like? This lesson is perfect before holiday breaks, as science sub plans, or to complement a weather unit to teach students to use specific digital links to research and learn about the winter weather and snow. In addition, they will learn about 8 different types of snowflakes and how they form, different types of winter storms, and how to stay safe in the snow.

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Students will learn the following:

• What snow is
• How snow forms
• Different types of snowflakes
• Winter storms
• Where winter weather most likely occurs
• Ways to stay safe

This lesson includes:

• Sneak Peek into My Classroom: Tips to easily use and distribute this activity to your students through your secure learning management system such as Google Classroom, Schoology, Seesaw, Blackboard, etc.
• A short reading passage on snow with comprehension questions
• TWO versions of the WebQuest
  • PDF with clickable links
  • Google Slides presentation

• Student answer sheet (printable AND digital options)
• Answer key

How to use this winter weather activity in your classroom:

• Use this lesson to celebrate the winter holidays
• Right before or after a snow day
• Sub plans
• Complement a unit on weather
• Have students work independently, in pairs, or collaborate to complete the Google Slide activity

Teacher feedback:

• I used this resource after we finished reading an informational story about the science of snow in our reading textbook. It was a great way to extend their learning of the topic as well as the skills we worked on during that lesson. Thank You!
• This was a great resource to use during our closure due to snow. The students could use prior knowledge & gain even more based on this lesson.
• This was a great resource for a remote "snow" day. I used this with 4th grade students, and they found it easy to follow and very informative.
• This a great resource with wonderful opportunities to learn about the snow we experience from October through March! I was so happy to see lake effect snow! An engaging resource and very teacher and student friendly. Thank you!
• Super easy for a remote snow day! Students were able to work at their own pace and work on skills.

Other winter lessons you might be interested in:

• Save Sam the Snowman STEM Challenge
• Build an Igloo STEM Challenge
• January Science Activities
• February Science Activities
• Winter Solstice Activity
• Avalanches

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