Snowflake Investigation
How many different snowflakes can you find?
Materials Needed
Snowflake Investigation
Difficulty Level: Easy
Time Needed: 5 minutes
Best done: Outdoors
Mess Level: Low
Materials Needed
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Snow (fresh falling snow works best)
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Magnifying Glass
Time to Experiment!
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This experiment will let your child get a close-up view of the beauty of snowflakes!
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This works best on a day where snow is actually falling (though it can also be done with snow already on the ground).
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The idea is simple really, ask your child(ren) to try and catch a snowflake (works great to catch on a soft mitten) and then use their magnifying glass to take a close look at it! Ask them to describe what they see; do they notice differences in the various snowflakes they catch?
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**An added bonus: adult/child takes a close-up picture of the snowflake to create their own snowflake book!
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Just print off the images of the different types of snowflakes they observe!
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If you and your child(ren) would like to identify the type of snowflake they are observing, check out this link!