A simple power point about snow that explains the different types of snow, how if falls, and recreation activities.

1. SNOW
What is it all about?

2. What is Snow?
Snow is water in the form of Ice Crystals
Ice Crystals form when the temperature drops below 32
degrees Fahrenheit.

3. What is Snow?
The ice crystal is formed by water vapor in turning into
ice.
It then turns into a snow crystal or snowflake or snow
pellet.
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4. Types of Ice Crystals
Snowflakes are lots of ice crystals that fall from a
cloud.
Snow Pellets are lots of ice crystals that stay liquid as it
forms and DOES NOT freeze all the way.
Sleet is part frozen ice crystals and part rain. It is VERY
wet and slippery!

5. What is it?
What type of ice crystal is this? Snowflake, Snow Pellet
or Sleet?

6. What is it?
What type of ice crystal is this? Snowflake, Snow Pellet
or Sleet?

7. What is it?
What type of ice crystal is this? Snowflake, Snow Pellet
or Sleet?

8. Snowfall
Snow can fall very gently or very hard.
There are 3 basic types of snowfall that we all know.
Snow Burst
Blizzard
Snowstorm

9. Snow Burst
A Snow Burst is when snow falls for a short period of
time, but produces a lot of snow on the ground. It does
not have super cold temperatures.

10. Blizzard
A Blizzard is strong storm lasting for 3 or 4 hours with
high winds blowing and very cold temperatures outside.
The temperatures are colder than 32 degrees
Fahrenheit.

11. Snowstorm
A Snowstorm is when a lot of snow falls to the ground with or
without super cold temperatures. It is usually when the school
calls for a snow day.

12. People and Snow
When there is a lot of snow on the ground, people enjoy
different kinds of games and sports.
Can you name any snow sports?
What else can you do with snow that is fun?

13. Snow Sports
Types of snow sports are:
 Skiing
 Snowboarding
 Snow shoeing
 Cross Country Skiing

14. Recreation
We can do make snow fun by doing other things than
sports.
 Making a snowman
 Making a snow angel
 Making a snow fort
 Snowball fights

15. What is Snow?
Snow is make from water formed in to ice crystals.
Ice crystals form at a temperature lower than 32
degrees Fahrenheit.
Ice Crystals are formed from water vapor.

16. What is Snow?
The ice crystals form into either
 Snowflakes
 Snow Pellets
 Sleet