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STUDENT EDUCATIONAL GUIDE The Wonderful World of ICE PRESENTED BY Gaylord Palms 6000 W Osceola Parkway Kissimmee FL 34746 407 586 2000 ChristmasAtGaylordPalms com A CHRISTMAS STORY and all related characters and elements Turner Entertainment Co s18

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS Harbin China You can find it here on the computer https www cia gov library publications the world factbook For free maps go to www cia gov and look in the middle for World Factbook There s lots of other information in the book and the best thing is it s all free for you to use Use the map of China below to answer the following questions about Harbin 1 Harbin is located in the northeastern or southeastern corner of China 2 What country is to the north of China 3 If you leave Harbin and travel south in what city will you arrive 4 What is the capital of China LIVING IN HARBIN CHINA Hi my name is Xiao Mei Li and I live in Harbin China I want to tell you about this wonderful place that I call home Our winters are long and cold and our summers are short and cool For fun in Harbin we snow ski swim and create beautiful snow and ice carvings My most favorite holiday celebration is the Chinese New Year The language we speak is called Mandarin CHECK OUT THESE TEMPERATURES IN HARBIN CHINA Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Average 3 4 23 43 57 68 73 70 58 42 22 4 Average High 8 16 34 55 70 79 82 79 69 53 32 14 Average Low 13 7 12 32 45 57 65 61 48 33 13 5 ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING THE CHART ABOVE 1 What is the warmest month in Harbin 2 What is the coldest month in Harbin 3 What is the difference in high and low temperatures for September 4 In which months are they most likely to have snow Hint the temperature must be 32 degrees or lower 5 Look at the average temperature for November What type of clothing would you wear in the month of November

HOW YOU CAN BE A SCULPTOR S SUPPLIE eet CoverapeSr hor Placemat Newsp p Ivory Soa Paper or Tracing r e p a P p a r Sc nife Plastic K Pen Ballpoint Pencil and Ice carving has become a favorite pastime in Harbin China Many years ago it would get so cold in the winter the factories would have to close The workers would keep themselves busy by using their skills to carve sculptures out of ice The tradition continues today Without getting cold you can become an ice artist too Here are some simple steps ACTIVITY 1 Cover your work surface with a piece of newspaper or placemat 2 Cut your scrap paper a little larger than the bar of soap 3 Sketch a picture on the paper 4 Lay your picture over the bar of soap With the ballpoint pen press the outline of your drawing into the soap This will poke small holes in through the paper and into the soap 5 Remove the paper and use the pencil to connect the dots of your drawing 6 Use the plastic knife to scrape away the soap to create your drawing 7 Remember to clean up the soap shavings in your newspaper or placemat SNOWFLAKE SHAPES SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION HOW TO MAKE YOUR VERY OWN SNOW GAUGE Take an old clear plastic soda pop bottle and cut off the top half Mark the outside in centimeters or inches with a permanent laundry marker and place it outside in a place where it can collect the falling snow Record the level of snow on the container Let the snow melt Hexagonal Plate Hexagonal Plate A Neddle Spatial Dendrites Capped Columns Measure how much melted snow it takes to make water How much water is there Are you surprised at the difference Stellar Plate MORE ACTIVITY LESSON PLANS The Handprint Snowman activityvillage co uk handprint snowman How To Make A Paper Snowflake highhopes com snowflakes html The Teachers Corner features snow themed printables and lesson plans theteacherscorner net seasonal winter Irregular Column Did you know that snowflakes are crystals with six sides and that no two are exactly alike Snowflakes are also symmetrical which means if you fold them in the middle both sides would be exactly alike Snowflakes start as ice crystals that are the size of a speck of dust When the crystals fall they join up with other crystals to form a snowflake The size of the snowflake depends on how many crystals hook together Snowflakes usually have six sides Here are the different kinds of snowflake shapes

THE SNOWY DAY by Ezra Jack Keats In this Caldecott Award winning book sparkling with atmosphere a small boy named Peter experiences the joy of a snowy day First published in 1962 this classic is beloved by children by their parents and by their grandparents The vivid and ageless illustrations along with the classic text have earned this book a place in the pantheon of the greatest children s literature ever produced in this country After reading Ezra Jack Keats The Snowy Day think about a time when you were outside on a snowy day Can you remember what you saw heard touched tasted and felt Use adjectives to complete a descriptive paragraph about your snowy day TEACHER LESSON PLANS ONLINE AT Introduce a Snowy Day Center www Scholastic com teachers lesson plans teaching content snowy day extension activities The Snowy Day Discussion Guide by Scholastic Books www Scholastic com teachers lesson plan snowy day discussion guide OTHER GOOD BOOKS TO READ Kipper s Snowy Day by Mick Inkpen This satisfying story takes a young dog on a universal winter adventure The precise energetic language uses descriptive similes that will augment readers appreciation of the wintry events The large typeface is matched with clear simple watercolor illustrations that are expressive and appealing Perfect for group sharing this title is sure to become a wintertime favorite Martha Topol Traverse Area District Library Traverse City MI 1996 Reed Business Information Inc The Biggest Best Snowman by Margery Cuyler Margery Cuyler s story of a snowman is really a story about big and little and how a little girl finds a place in just the right scale for her The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen Ms Frizzle turns a hot and muggy summer day into a weather adventure in this book based on the award winning television series Owl Moon by Jane Yolen A young girl and her father take a nighttime stroll near the farm where they live to look for owls

USE THE NEWSPAPER Bar graphs illustrate data or information for comparison Your local newspaper will contain all kinds of information about the weather Make a bar graph of the high and low temperatures that are predicted for the five day forecast Plot each day in the forecast in the chart below Color the bars for the low temperatures with one color and the high temperatures another color How much difference is there in the high and low for the day For the week Just for fun create a line graph and plot the same information in the line format Remember the high and low temperature may overlap Look at the weather map to the right What do you notice about the weather in other regions What do you notice about the weather patterns Degrees Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 100 80 60 40 20 RESEARCH ON YOUR OWN Take a closer look at weather patterns around the world Where does the most snow fall How many feet of snow that s right feet not inches have created these records Here s one fact to get you started The world record for the most snow in one year is now held by Mount Baker elevation 10 775 feet 3 285 meters in Washington State U S A The Mount Baker Ski Area reported 95 feet 1 140 inches 2 896 cm 29 meters of snowfall for the 1998 99 season The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association NOAA maintains the National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service NESDIS which is dedicated to providing timely access to global environmental data from satellites and other sources to promote protect and enhance the Nation s economy security environment and quality of life This is a good place to begin your research Go to www ncdc noaa gov to find data about snowfall and other weather data LEARN MORE ABOUT IT Meteorologists are scientists who study the atmosphere They examine its effects on the environment predict the weather or investigate climate trends Invite a local meteorologist in to visit your classroom and discuss the weather his her job and the role of science and mathematics in preparing for work You may find a meteorologist at your local network affiliate Some resources Weather Wiz Kids website www weatherwizkids com Learn how to prepare for a career in meteorology at College Board https bigfuture collegeboard org majors careers Weather Complaints This lesson asks students to consider the weather and climate in their home region and to think about the ways in which people complain about the weather Students will refer to a climate map to predict what the climate might be like in specified United States cities They will then find out those cities average temperatures and precipitation by using a weather Web site As a final project students will write statements that people in these cities might make to describe their weather and climate www weatherwizkids com Weather Detectives Questioning the Fact and Folklore of Weather Sayings Before there were weather tools people looked to the sky plants and animals for hints about what the weather would do To remember these indicators people coined weather sayings But are these sayings true and reliable This lesson explores the truth and reliability of weatherrelated sayings such as Mare s tails and mackerel scales make tall ships take in their sails Students brainstorm weather sayings then investigate the accuracy and origins of the sayings in predicting the weather using print and online resources in their research Next students write about and illustrate their weather sayings then share their results with their classmates Finally students discuss skepticism and when it may be a good response to information that is presented to them as fact www readwritethink org classroom resources lesson plans weatherdetectives questioning fact 775 html The Arctic Antarctic Circles The North and South Poles have lured explorers for over a century While both of these regions are mysterious fascinating and of course cold they have a number of important differences The Arctic where the North Pole is an ocean surrounded by landmasses Here you might find animal life such as polar bears reindeer and foxes While many people think snow when they hear Arctic in fact much of the Arctic is tundra treeless plains characterized by low shrubs black mucky soil and deeper down permanently frozen soil and boreal forest woodlands made up mostly of evergreen trees and shrubs that bear cones such as pine cones A wide variety of plant life can survive in the Arctic including mosses lichens and hundreds of flowering plants By contrast the Antarctic where the South Pole is found is a continent surrounded by oceans While the Arctic is cold the Antarctic is even colder only two percent of it is not covered by ice Temperatures there have been recorded as low as 128 6 F 89 22 C It is so cold that there are only two species of flowering plants that can survive But many animals live here such as penguins and many species of seals and whales including the orca or killer whale So are you up for the challenge Get your gear packed and your warm parka zipped Be sure to take lots of pictures and keep your notes in a journal You have some pretty big snowshoes to fill since explorers like Ernest Shackleton and Robert Peary have ventured before you Perhaps they missed something What will you discover www nationalgeographic org Content and activities in this teacher guide were developed in collaboration with the National Children s Museum