We have had a crazy winter so far. I moved from the north, down to South Carolina so that I could have sunshine and warmth. What I have learned since living here the last 11 years is that our southern weather is anything but sunshine and warmth all the time. Normally, we do have some colder weather in the winter and a rare chance of snow. The last time was in 2010 and melted by 10am. My children do not remember it at all. Well, tomorrow we are expected to have an ice and snow storm with warnings already in place. 100% chance of precipitation.
100%. Ah, that number fits in PERFECTLY with where we are on our homeschool journey this year. Tomorrow is our 100th day of school! It’s like God was saying, “You wanted to make the 100th day special this year, so I’m going to help you out a little bit!”
And so tomorrow, we will celebrate our 100th day of school with ice and snow. Hopefully more snow than ice, because people are not used to this kind of weather. So now I am thinking, while all the other kids will probably have the day off, what kinds of cool (no pun intended) 100th day activities can we do in the snow?
Here is what we will be doing depending on when the storm arrives:
- Make 100 snowballs. Now this should be interesting. My children have never made a snowball in their lives. Luckily they have a mom and dad who are pros at it. I’m thinking snowballs the size of meatballs, but it may turn out differently.
- Make a wall of snow and measure it lengthwise. 100 inches is what we are looking for! Also make a wall and measure for centimeters. Compare the two lengths.
- Using a teaspoon, fill a bowl or jar with 100 teaspoons of snow. How full will it be? What if you used 100 tablespoons?
- Count out 100 mini marshmallows and then enjoy a hot chocolate. Use the remaining to make a snowman picture.
- Cut out 100 snowflakes and make a picture.
- Make a snow angel for 100 seconds.
- Make a snow themed Lego creation using 100 pieces. Write about the creation.
- Measure the precipitation and using an equation, figure out how many more inches it would take to make 100 inches.
- Place a sand bucket or bowl outside and leave it there for 100 minutes. At the end of 100 minutes, measure and record how much precipitation fell in the bucket or bowl.
- Bring the bucket inside, place in the sink. Using a thermometer, first check the temperature of the snow. Then set a timer and wait for the bucket to melt completely. Check the timer. Did it take less or more than 100 minutes for the snow/ice to melt. Why do you think that was the case? Measure and record the temperature of the water. Was there a change in the temperature of the snow/ice versus the water? Why or why not?
There are so many more activities I am sure I could think of, but these are just a few. If you have any other ideas for 100th day activities in the snow, I would love to hear them! Please either leave a comment here or visit me on Facebook to share your ideas and pictures!
Look in the next day or two to see what we came up with! We’re also going to re-do our frozen bubble experiment that was an epic fail a few weeks ago when it was much colder. Maybe the snow will make a difference!
