Snow, Snowflakes, and a Snowman

Amy Carter and friends build snowman. Image from National Archives and Records Administration.

NARA ARC Identifier 177590

More about snow and snowflakes:

The National Snow and Ice Data Center. Includes an Image Gallery, The Cryosphere: Where the World is Frozen. NASA.

National Snow and Ice Data Center

The Bentley Snowflake Collection from the Buffalo Museum of Science

Bentley Snowflake Images

Make a paper snowflake from Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning Paper Snowflake Instructions

Make an online snowflake. Preview of snowflake available to help with design.

Interactive Snowflake

Build a snowman. Use as a story starter or with a writing prompt.

Build a Snowman

A Snowflake Primer from Caltech

Snowflake Primer

Snowflake Movies: Watch a snowflake grow!

Snowflake Movie

A Blizzard of Winter Lessons from Education World. Grades K-12.

Winter Lesson Plans

The Wright Brothers

December 17 marks the anniversary of the historic Wright Brothers flight in 1903. The significance of this event provides an inspiring learning opportunity for students. Use these online sources to tell the story of the Wright Brothers.



Smithsonian Interactive Online Exhibit. Lesson plans for K-12.

The Wright Brothers: The Invention of the Aerial Age

Library of Congress links to photos and documents. Grades 4-12.

December 17: This Day in History

From the Henry Ford Museum Innovators Exhibit. Childhood and Bicycle shop information provided. Grades 4-8.

The Wright Brothers

Innovators Online Exhibit from the Henry Ford.

Explore and Learn: Innovators

Read Write Think suggested activities and links. Grades 1-8.

December 17

2003 Collaborative Project from Lakeland Schools. Click on clouds to see project description, student and teachers resources. Check out the student showcase for ideas. Grades 1-3.

Wright On

Wright Brothers 2003 Interactive Game from NASA

2003 Wright Brothers Game