As scientists the children have been;

• observing objects and events in familiar contexts
• asking simple questions about familiar objects and events

They observed that the snow melted when we brought it inside our classroom.  They were surprised that there was so little water left in the container.  Why?  They learned about the life cycle of snow and about the water states of matter (gas, liquid, solid).

The children were looking at pictures of snowflakes and this is what they they noticed; 

• Snowflakes have 6 sixes
• Snowflakes have a hexagonal shape
• Every snowflake is different
• All snowflakes are symmetrical (the same on both sides)

Here are the snowflakes that they made;