Today we went to the library and Mrs. Priest shared with us an interesting topic, snowflakes. She showed us a book called “Snowflake Bentley.”

In this true story, by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, a boy named Wilson Bentley learns to photograph snowflakes. At the time this had never really been done. Wilson Bentley pioneered the work for capturing the unique image of a snowflake at a microscopic level. He became an expert at this and would make it his life’s work.

Recently students have been playing with the frost that builds up on the railings of our ramp which leads to our classroom. These are ice crystals. These crystals are very similar to those that form to make snowflakes. Some students have been asking about how the frost forms. Perhaps you might come to some conclusions by investigating more about snowflakes.

To learn more about snowflakes, check out the links in the post. Make sure to share what you learned by leaving a comment.