It's time to take to the slopes to enjoy a little scientific exploration. Scholars learn the chemistry of artificial snow by watching an informative video. The ACS Reactions lesson describes the importance of creating the correct conditions for freezing the water to develop ice crystals.

Concepts

snow, crystals, ice, freezing points

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite an employee of a ski slope to explain the snow-making process
• Incorporate during a unit on phase changes

Classroom Considerations

• Requires an understanding of the freezing point of water

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Makes a real-life connection to scientific concepts
• Provides an option for subtitles to assist ELLs

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.7