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Observe Snowflakes
Investigate the many shapes and sizes of snowflakes with a magnifying glass.
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Black construction paper
Magnifying glass
Snowflakes
Freeze paper.
Freeze a piece of black construction paper.
Gather snow.
Let some snow fall on the paper.
Look at the flakes with a magnifying glass.
Here are some cool facts about snowflakes:
Snowflakes are made up of tiny bits of ice called crystals.
These crystals grow around tiny bits of dust in the clouds.
When these crystals stick to each other, they become snowflakes. Some snowflakes have as many as 200 crystals.
Snowflakes come in many different shapes. Some look round like plates; others look pointy like stars.
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