Assignments for The Blizzard of 1888

  Reading Assignment Internet Assignment Presentation Assignment
Days 1 & 2 Blizzard!
Chapter 1 - The Unholy One & Chapter 2 - Just a Baby		 Major Blizzards  http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0886098.html

Some Other Notable Snowstorms and Blizzards http://nsidc.org/snow/blizzard/storms.html

Historic Nor'easters and Winter Storms Page  http://members.aol.com/hurctrack/
 public/text/blizzards/PastStorms/index.html

Greatest Snowfalls in North America  http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-3825.html

Winter Storm Timeline  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/
 wwatch/winter/timeline/index.htm

Time Line Maker http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/

 Make a timeline of major US snowstorms/blizzards.
Days 3 & 4 Blizzard!
Chapter 3 - The Land is an Ocean of Snow & Chapter 4 - This is All so Overwhelming		 Snowfall - Average Total In Inches http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/snowfall.html

Create a Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/

 Each student will make a bar graph illustrating the average snowfall for each month in one area of the US. Use the Create a Graph Website to make your graph.
Days 5 & 6 Blizzard!
Chapter 5 - I Went Magnificently Along & Chapter 6 - Ruled by Wind and Snow and Ruin		 Blizzard!  Page 97

US Maps http://www.usgs.gov/fact-sheets/maps-us/

 Make a map illustrating the path of the two storms.
Day 7 Blizzard!
Chapter 7 - What Will My Poor Children Do? &		 Making Six-Sided Snowflakes with Gumdrops  http://www.cheminst.ca/ncw/experiments/esuper.html Make a gumdrop snowflake. You will teach the class how to make these snowflakes during your presentation.
Day 8 Blizzard!
Chapter 8 - It is Only a Snowstorm		 Just for Fun

Snowflake Applet  http://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/
 wxwise/snowflake/makesnow.html

Snowflake Designer  http://www.explorescience.com/activities/
 Activity_page.cfm?ActivityID=13

 Finish timeline, bar graphs, and snowflake demonstration.