Winter Facts
Is it safe to eat snow?
Martin, an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, advises against eating snow that has been collected directly off the ground due to the potential for contaminants and toxins and also says you shouldn't eat any snow that has already been plowed, even if it looks clean
Who in this class has fallen off of of the risers during a show choir show
Ja'laina
Whos cats name is Henry in this class
Hunter
I was known to Greek philosophers a thousand years ago, I have numbers all in a line, and I can tell you if rain will turn to snow. What am I?
Thermometer
What is my favorite food?
chips and queso
Where is the snowiest city on earth?
In Japan!
Aomori City in northern Japan receives more snowfall than any major city on the planet. Each year citizens are pummeled with 312 inches, or about 26 feet, of snow on average.
Whos favorite color is pink in this class
Kinley
Who in this class has the most pets
Leah (34)
You can find me in abundance in Greenland, in a box, in a sweet treat but you’ll never ever find me in an oven. What am I?
Ice
My go to order at any coffee shop?
Iced vanilla latte
How much salt is used on roads per year? (for ice/snow conditions)
22 million
More than 22 million tons of salt are used on U.S. roads each winter.
According to the Lake Champlain Sea Grant, that’s enough to fill a line of dump trucks extending 8333 miles.
Who had hip surgery when they were 3 years old
Kayla
Whos favorite color is purple
Layla
I am a dreamlike fairyland but I can be horrific to many when I cover the land with ice. What am I?
Winter
What will Ms.Koski be doing over break
traveling with Sister and mom
What was the largest snowflake ever recorded?
15 inches!
Witnesses of a snowstorm in Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887 claimed to see milk-pan sized crystals fall from the sky. That would make them the largest snowflakes ever spotted, at around 15 inches wide
Whos favorite artist is Taylor Swift
Who would be caught playing basketball stars in class
Max!
How are minus zero, negative zero and below zero the same?
They are all really cold
What is Ms.Koski's favorite number
6
How is wind chill calculated? (when the temperature feels more cold than it records on a thermometer)
formula reads: Wind Chill = 35.74 + 0.6215T – 35.75(V^0.16) + 0.4275T(V^0.16).
Who has been at Norwalk since preschool
Alicia
Who likes to go to the mall and park with their friends after school
Joceline
What does December, January and February have in common?
The letter R
What is Ms.Koski's favorite Winter activity
skiing