Science Worksheet · Grades 2–4
How Snowflakes Form Worksheet
A printable science reading passage for grades 2 to 4. Students read how a snowflake starts on a speck of dust, why it has six arms, and why no two look the same, then answer questions about what happens and in what order.
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Subject
Science
Grades
Grades 2–4
Skill Focus
How Snowflakes Form, Earth science
Lesson Length
25 minutes
Learning Objective
Students will read an informational passage about how snowflakes form and answer questions about causes and the order of events.
Lesson Overview
About this worksheet
This worksheet is an original science reading passage about how snowflakes form. It follows one snowflake from a speck of dust in a cold cloud to the ground: how the ice crystal grows its six arms as it falls, why water freezes in a six-sided pattern, how the temperature of the air decides the crystal’s shape, and why no two large snowflakes look exactly the same.
Page 1 also shows four labeled shapes of snow crystals: a star, a flat plate, a column and a needle. Page 2 has four multiple-choice questions, one about the order of the steps and one that uses the picture, and two questions to answer in complete sentences, one of which asks how snow can reach the ground as rain. Page 3 is the answer key.
It pairs well with a snowy day: catch a few flakes on a dark mitten and look for the six arms with a magnifying glass.
How to Use This Lesson
Read the passage aloud together, or have students read it on their own. In grade 2, reading it aloud works best: it uses words such as pollen, crystal and vapor.
Answer the multiple-choice questions in Section A.
Answer the two questions in Section B in complete sentences.
Check every answer against page 3.
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How Snowflakes Form Worksheet
A printable science reading passage for grades 2 to 4. Students read how a snowflake starts on a speck of dust, why it has six arms, and why no two look the same, then answer questions about what happens and in what order.
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