Snowflake bentley

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

I was trying to do my best to encourage it to snow this winter, I can’t believe it, this might be the first time in the 12 years I’ve lived in Charlottesville, that it hasn’t snowed (this post has been sitting one my computer for two weeks, since then two snows have come and gone!).Continue reading "Montessori Snowflake Bentley Activities"

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.

If you've never heard of Snowflake Bentley, then I've got a treat for you! William A. Bentley was an amazingly passionate man who dedicated his life to photographing microscopic snowflakes. Keep reading to find out more...

Easy to make fake snow. Perfect for a Snow themed Stem day!

Start your year off right with these 5 easy Snowflake Bentley Activities for your students. I use it in my classroom every single year ...

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…

3rd and 4th grade did their snow dance and helped bring in Arkansas' first white Christmas with these fabulous foiled snowflakes. We actually used 2 books for our art influence on this project. The first is J. Martin's book Snowflake Bentley which is about Wilson Bentley was a famous writer and photographer for his images he captured of snowflakes. This great story tells of his life in a easy way for students to understand. It also has lots of great facts about the tiny crystals. We also…

Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley was a pioneer in snowflake research who captured the first photos of individual snowflakes. Bentley noticed that snowflakes have six sides, and that no two snowflakes are alike. After reading about Snowflake Bentley, make six-si

Snowmen, snowball fights, and snow forts are the fun stuff of winter. They make bundling up for the frigid temperatures worth it. No matter which snow