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| <\/p>\n \n Using a camera take picture scenes around your area.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n | \n Write a diary entry about your day off school. Use illustrations if you wish.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n | \n Build a snow sculpture. Write 10 adjectives to describe it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n | \n \u201cShould schools be shut with in snows heavily?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Discuss.<\/span><\/p>\n Write a balanced <\/span>argument<\/span> for and against.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n | \n Design your own \u2018super snow plough<\/span>.\u2019<\/span> Label it and make a list of the materials you would need to build it and e<\/span>valuate its effectiveness.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Write<\/span> a poem that describes the scene that greeted you when you looked out your window this morning.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Create a snow themed board game to help younger children practice a <\/span>mathematical<\/span> idea e.g. numbers to 10 or 20. <\/span>Do not<\/span> forget rules for the game.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Have a snowman competition with your friends or family <\/span>members<\/span>. What can you do to ensure your snowman lasts the longest.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Research the link between Fibonacci and snowflakes. Present your finding as a PowerPoint, <\/span>poster,<\/span> or a mind map.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n \u201cHow to travel safely in the snow.\u201d Talk to an adult about the ways in which they ensure that they are prepared as motorists. Present your ideas in a p<\/span>oster.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Watch <\/span>Newsround<\/span>. Write <\/span>a short summary<\/span> about one of the stories that interested you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Why is it harder to walk in the snow? Give reasons to explain your thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Think of a 4-digit number and <\/span>write<\/span> down 15 ways to make this number. Use as many number processes as you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Go outside and make a snow man. Measure how tall it is, how round and how long it takes to melt.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Invent a new winter snow sport of your own. What is it called? What does it involve? What are the rules?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Create a fact file on snow and the hazard it may cause e.g. avalanches.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Research how snow forms.<\/span><\/p>\n Record five facts about snow.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Go out for your daily mile in the snow. Can you spot any footprints in the snow, who do they belong to?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Which areas of Scotland have the highest and lowest snowfalls? Compare this to Shetland. Could you present this information in a graph?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Help to make a healthy meal for the family. Write out this recipe.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n You can complete these activities on paper or use the assignment created on your class Team.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Snow Day Activities Below you will find a grid of different activities that you can do if we are unable to get to school because of snow. Using a camera take picture scenes around your area. Write a diary entry about your day off school. Use illustrations if you wish. Build a snow sculpture. Write … Continue reading Snow Day Activities<\/span> |