Thursday, February 4, 2010

Nature Study: Snow

Outdoor Hour Challenge: Winter Series #4 Winter Weather

This week we studied winter weather; particularly SNOW!  We had an unprecedented snow fall last week which enabled us to do a fantastic snow study.  We were able to perform 3 great experiments.  First we used colored construction paper to determine how the color of an object affects its reflection and absorption of solar energy.   We placed different colored pieces of paper on the snow for three hours and then checked to see which color had left the deepest depression.  Of course the darker colors caused the snow to melt quicker resulting in deeper depressions.  The kids were amazed by the difference between the black and white papers.

 
Next we studied how the volume of water changes based on it's state of matter.  T carefully measured 6 cups of snow and then measured the resulting output of water.  Once melted we had 1 cup of water, he was able to determine that there was a 6:1 ratio between the two. 


Final we filtered the water and studied the resulting particles with a hand lens. 



This is a great reason why you don't eat snow.  The children had a wonderful time learning about winter precipitation.  They should be able to study even more snow later this week; we are due to get a HUGE storm.  I'm so excited!

14 comments:

Barb said...

Love, love, love all your snow experiments. Great job getting out in the snow and learning some interesting things with your children.

Thanks so much for sharing your study!
Barb-Harmony Art Mom

nocton4 said...

Great work ... wonderfully inspiring learning xxx

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