Go outside and have some fun! Look for the birds and squirrels. They'll be busy looking for food. Tear a piece of bread into small pieces and toss them out in your yard. What kinds of animals come to eat the bread pieces? Try to take a picture of the animals that you attract and email them to me.
When it's time for you to come back inside, try some of these SNOW DAY SCIENCE activities. Make sure to record your observations and bring them back to the lab to share with your classmates and me!
Feed and Observe Winter Birds
What you'll need:
Pine cones
Peanut butter or cream cheese
Birdseed
String
Directions:
1. Coat pine cone in peanut butter or cream cheese.
2. Roll coated pine cone in birdseed.
3. Tie string to pine cone and hang cone on branch.
Discussion questions:
1. What types of birds visit your feeder?
2. How long does the feeder last?
3. Do more birds visit on colder or warmer days?
Make Your Own Snowflakes
This creative website allows you to create a personalized snowflake (perfect for winter). It is the virtual version of construction paper and safety scissors snowflakes minus all the mess:
You can also use the PowerKids website to research some interesting, C-O-L-D, scientific topics like glaciers, ice caps, and blizzards. Remember---the username is LVA and the password is lions123.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++GREAT SNOW DAY SCIENCE ACTIVITIES FOR ALL GRADES
Go outside and have some fun! Look for the birds and squirrels. They'll be busy looking for food. Tear a piece of bread into small pieces and toss them out in your yard. What kinds of animals come to eat the bread pieces? Try to take a picture of the animals that you attract and email them to me.
When it's time for you to come back inside, try some of these SNOW DAY SCIENCE activities. Make sure to record your observations and bring them back to the lab to share with your classmates and me!
Feed and Observe Winter Birds
What you'll need: Pine cones
Peanut butter or cream cheese
Birdseed
String
Directions:
1. Coat pine cone in peanut butter or cream cheese.2. Roll coated pine cone in birdseed.
3. Tie string to pine cone and hang cone on branch.
Discussion questions:
1. What types of birds visit your feeder?2. How long does the feeder last?
3. Do more birds visit on colder or warmer days?
Make Your Own Snowflakes
This creative website allows you to create a personalized snowflake (perfect for winter). It is the virtual version of construction paper and safety scissors snowflakes minus all the mess:Make Your Own Snowflakes
You can also use the PowerKids website to research some interesting, C-O-L-D, scientific topics like glaciers, ice caps, and blizzards. Remember---the username is LVA and the password is lions123.