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1. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded on earth? Brrr.....
Burrow into this query - What was the coldest temperature recorded in your state?
2. List five kinds of snow crystals.
3. Is snow edible? (What does edible mean?)
What is a snowburst? How can they be dangerous?
4. If the wind speed is 20 MPH and the temperature is 5° Fahrenheit what is the wind chill?
5. When did people first skate?
6. One form of sledding is the luge. What natural force slows the luge?
7. What is the winter sport of Skeleton?
8. How fast do they go? Use your online research skills to find the answer.
9. What is the winter solstice?
10. When was the most recent ice age in North America?
11. How do glaciers change the land they cross?
12. What are the people who control a dog sled called?
13. Name one step to take if you are caught in an avalanche.
14. Hypothermia is when your core body temperature goes below normal for you.
If you are becoming hypothermic you would show the "umbles" signs. What are they?
15. Winter is a good time to study glaciology. What is glaciology?
Web surf tip - When you go to a web page you may get a 404 object not found! message.
Try this trick. In the location bar of your browser, delete the letters back to the first /.
So in this glaciology link url delete " glac_what.html ". Then tap the return key.
16. Chart reading challenges:
What is the average snowfall in your area in the month of January? Use the chart to find the closest city in your state.
Which city gets the most snowfall in February?
Let's compare. I live in Pennsylvania . The closest city is Harrisburg. Who gets more snow: Me or You?
17. The prediction of graupel was good news to the sledding committee. Explain.
"Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. Every crystal was a masterpiece of design and no one design was ever repeated., When a snowflake melted, that design was forever lost. Just that much beauty was gone, without leaving any record behind." Wilson "Snowflake" Bentley |
Done Already?
Which would freeze first: hot water or cold water? Write your hypothesis.
Now learn the answer ... Conduct an experiment at home to see if you get the same results.
Frog Popsicle | Frost Free Toads
Take a peek at the Australian Antarctic Program to see what they are up to.
Explore the Cryosphere. | Try the online Winter Crossword Puzzle - you must have Java enabled to play.
A Tour of the Life of a Glacier
Wintery calculations: Ice Cubed | Brrr... | What makes a blizzard a blizzard? | A Chilly Charizard! | Snow Kidding | Icy Continent
What is important about -273° Celsius?
Winter Song Photo Story | Observation activity - A Wintery Hole | Winter Scene Writing activity 3rd - 6th | Let it snow!
Hone your Descriptive Writing skills using a work of art by Fern Isabel Coppedge - 7th up
Gather a bunch (25 or more) wintery words. Use them to make a crossword puzzle.
Scope out Antarctica at USGS - Flying Tour of McMurdo Area | Postcards from the Poles
A Multimedia History of Glacier Bay, Alaska
What is a geothermal water furnace?
Check out Surviving Denali / Tackle this outdoor Winter Scavenger Hunt / Igloo making
Select one of the explanations of climate change given at Cracking
the Ice Age.
Do you agree with or dispute the explanation? Support your
answer.
Tell the story of Polly Cooper and the Oneida people during the winter at Valley Forge
Lots of terrific wintery web resources. | Winter Nap
Make Your Own Answer Sheet Form using Word Processing
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