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Standards Link: Science: Conduct simple investigations.
The Norse legend of Jack Frost originated in Scandinavia. He was the
elf son of Kari, god of the winds, and his name there was Jokul, meaning
icicle and Frosti meaning frost. He would steal through towns in the
night turning the town white and painting frost patterns on windows.
Look out! Look out!
Jack Frost is about!
He's after your fingers & toes!
– Cecily Pike
Whoops! Jack Frost knocked some of the words out of
Dr. I. Cicle's explanation. Find where each word belongs.
What happens:
The ice and salt lower
the temperature of
the can's surface to
below freezing
point. The moisture
in the air that touches
the outside of the can
freezes, thereby
forming frost.
How many of these
frost crystals can you
find on this page?
• empty metal can (no label)
• 4 tbsp. of salt
• crushed ice
• paper towels
Make sure the
outside of the can is
dry and fill it halfway
with crushed ice.
Add 4
tablespoons
of salt.
Mix
and let
stand.
It's
simply
about
water
changing
from
a
gas
to
a
solid.
When
the
_______
temperature
at
ground
level
dips
to
the
freezing
temperature
of
water,
0°C
(32°F),
water
_________
or
moisture
in
the
air
quickly
freezes
solid
on
cold
surfaces.
As
this
moisture
___________
from
a
gas
(vapor)
to
a
solid
(ice),
it
coats
cold
surfaces
with
a
layer
of
small,
needle-like
__________
or
spicules
of
ice.
The
size
of
the
crystals
depends
on
the
amount
of
___________
in
the
air,
the
time
and
the
temperature.
Frost
__________
first
on
cooler
surfaces
and
in
places
where
temperatures
dip
lower.
Standards Link: Earth Science: Students know ways in which weather
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