Design an activity chart to show the result of each cold weather activity. Provide a section to show the outside temperature and a section to describe what the materials for the activity looked like before freezing. Also provide a section to describe what the materials looked and felt like after freezing and provide a section to describe what the materials looked like after melting. Have a section for each activity to enter the amount of time it took for the materials to freeze and melt.
The science charts should be passed out to your students for each activity. Place a large copy of the chart on your science bulletin board also and provide room to show photos of each activity. Then let the students fill in the chart and add the photos for each activity. This will serve as an excellent display and review of their cold weather science activities.
Have your students use a thermometer to check the outside temperature and enter it onto their chart. They will then make a snowman out of crushed ice that they can freeze and melt making entries about the activity on their science charts. Give each student a waterproof container at least three inches high, with enough crushed ice to roll a small medium and large snowball and provide small sticks for arms and small black aquarium stones for the eyes, nose and mouth. Each student will make a snowman and place it outside in the container, when it freezes they will bring their snowmen inside to melt. During the activity the students will make entries in the science chart.
Have your students use a thermometer to check the outside temperature and enter it onto their chart. They will then freeze and melt the water inside of a balloon and make entries on their science charts. Give each student a balloon. Let each student first blow up their balloon 1/2 way then let all the air out. They will then fill up the balloon about 1/2 way with water leaving enough room to tie the balloon. Have your students place their balloons outside and let them freeze. The students can then take the balloons inside and place them in a plastic bag and let them melt. During the activity the students will make entries in their science chart.
Have your students use a thermometer to check the outside temperature and enter it onto their chart. Provide students with clear plastic cups, measuring cups and timers and have the students freeze and melt different amounts of water in clear plastic cups. Divide the students into groups and assign certain amounts of water to be poured into the cups for each group. Have your students place the cups outside and use the timers to record how long it takes for each amount of water to turn into ice. They will then allow the ice to melt and record how long it takes for each amount of ice to turn back into water. During the activity the students will make entries in their science chart. When all of the cold weather science activities are completed use the activity chart and photos on your bulletin board to discuss what you learned.