Ice Globes | Winter

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• Teaching Tips
  Teachers should read the introduction on the video beforehand to help students understand the context of the video setting as the video starts off with the animals on the second day after building a snow friend. Follow-up activity with frozen ballons is worthwhile as an engaging hands-on activity, where students work on observation skills. Potentially too simple for 2nd grade.
• About the Science
  The video introduces how temperature affects snow. It discusses how snow melts in warm temperatures and that warmer temperatures make snow slushy and sticky. Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
• About the Pedagogy
  Students watch a short animated video with animals who are trying to figure out why the snow today isn't as sticky as it was yesterday when they were building a snow friend. Students will gain knowledge about how snow becomes stickier as it warms up. Students do not need any prerequisites for this video. There is a "Family Letter" ([link https://static.pbslearningmedia.org/media/media_files/0669593e-bbe9-41bd-b0d3-5c7fb1986561/332cc0ab-4495-400f-84ad-b9d75190d18f.pdf]) that includes information on the learning objectives, vocabulary, and suggestions for activities. The letter is also available in Spanish.
• Technical Details/Ease of Use
  Video length is 02:29 min