Since we could not go outside to play in the snow, I brought the snow in to the children for a snow science day. I laid out five surfaces to put snowballs on so we could see which one would melt the snowball the fastest. I put out a piece of cardboard, a paper towel, a piece of black paper, a plastic tray, and a cookie sheet.
We predicted which surface would melt it the fastest.
I showed the children how snow melts into water by holding a small snowball in my hand then squeezing it to melt it with the warmth of my hand. We watched as the water dripped out.
At the end of the day, we determined that of the five choices… the snow melts fastest on the cooking sheet.
To continue our snow theme, we brought in more snow for the children to paint…
