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Snow Investigation is a 27-page preschool science resource for exploring real snow through observation, building, melting, color mixing, and simple experiments. It includes seven activity signs in full-page and half-page formats, 12 picture word cards in two sizes, reference pages, comparison labels, a teacher's guide, and My Snow Observation drawing sheets.

Description

Bring winter discoveries to your science table with real snow and simple classroom tools. Children can examine snow closely, pack it into cups, make tracks, build structures, watch it melt, test a way to help it last longer, and use droppers to mix color into the snow.

Clear picture prompts invite children to try ideas and revisit their discoveries. The activities encourage conversation and exploration without requiring written answers. Use them during a winter theme, science centers, small group investigations, or guided classroom exploration.

What's Inside

• Snow Investigation display: What do you notice about snow?

• Look at Snow reference page with an enlarged snow crystal image

• Snow, Ice, and Water comparison page

• 12 picture word cards in four-per-page and two-per-page formats

• Seven full-page activity signs

• The same seven activities in half-page format; the final sheet includes two Color the Snow signs

• Wrapped and Unwrapped comparison labels with picture cues

• Half-page My Snow Observation drawing sheets

• Teacher's guide with setup ideas

Activities include Look Closely, Pack and Compare, Snow Tracks, Snow Builders, Watch It Melt, Keep It Cold, and Color the Snow.

Word cards include snow, snowflake, snowball, tracks, ice, water, scoop, cup, magnifying glass, mittens, dropper, and thermometer.

How to Use

Choose one or two activities and gather real snow, shallow trays, and the simple materials described in the teacher's guide. Place a full-page or half-page activity sign beside the materials.

Offer magnifiers for looking closely, cups for packing and building, and toy animals or vehicles for making tracks. Return to melting snow over time to notice how it changes.

For Keep It Cold, place equal portions of snow in matching cups. Wrap one cup in a dry cloth and leave the other unwrapped, keeping both tops open. Add the picture labels and compare the snow over time.

For Color the Snow, offer droppers and small cups of cool water tinted with washable liquid watercolor or food coloring. Children add drops to the snow and explore what happens where colors meet.

Display the word cards, use them to label materials, or put them on a ring for children to flip through. Offer My Snow Observation for drawing discoveries. An adult may record children's words; independent writing is optional.

This resource is designed for real snow. Classroom materials are not included.

Why It Works

Snow gives children a material that changes while they explore. They can notice details, try an idea, compare what happens, and return to test something new.

This resource helps children:

• Observe and describe textures and changes

• Make predictions and test ideas

• Compare loose and packed snow

• Explore marks, shapes, and structures

• Notice melting and investigate ways to slow it

• Explore color mixing with droppers

• Share discoveries through conversation and drawing

Perfect For

• Preschool and Pre-K

• Winter and snow themes

• Science tables and discovery centers

• Small group investigations

• Sensory exploration

• Early STEM activities

• Homeschool preschool

Preschool Vibes Standards

6A. We can observe using our senses and describe what we notice.

6C. We can make predictions about what might happen.

6D. We can test ideas and notice what happened.

6F. We can compare and describe materials and their properties (hard/soft, heavy/light, float/sink, transparent/opaque).

6G. We can observe changes (melting/freezing, mixing, growing, weather changes).

6I. We can build and try solutions to simple problems (design/build/test/improve in play).

Digital Download & Terms of Use

This is a digital download only. No physical product will be delivered.

The resource is a ready-to-print PDF. No Canva account is required. Snow and classroom materials are not included.

This resource is for personal and single-classroom use only. You may not resell, redistribute, share, upload, or claim this file as your own.

Due to the digital nature of this product, all sales are final.