The world's largest ever snowflake
The world's largest ever snowflake to date found was 38 centimetres wide and 20 centimetres thick. This snowflake occurred at Fort Keogh, Montana, USA on 28 January 1887.
What is snirt?
The combination of windblown snow and black dirt is called snirt.
How scientists study snowflakes
Scientists study snowflakes by spreading a chemical compound over a glass plate and waiting until a snowflake lands there. The compound immediately covers the snowflake and hardens. When the snowflake melts, it leaves behind a plastic case that shows its exact structure!
The snowflake man
Read about the snowflake man, Wilson Bentley (1865 - 1931). He was an American who researched, entirely by himself, into the mysteries of rain and snow on his small Jericho farm in Vermont. His painstaking work was so thorough and gave such new insights into the formation of precipitation that he was given the title of America's First Cloud Physicist.
Make a crystal snowflake
Find out how to make a snowflake using borax and easy to find household items. Find out how crystals are formed, experiment with food coloring to enhance the look and keep your finished crystal snowflake as a great looking decoration! For instructions click here.