How to Make Fake Snow Recipes and Algorithm Activity

After your children follow the steps in these how to make fake snow recipes, they will be invited to complete a STEM challenge. The challenges and how to make fake snow recipes are displayed on free printable worksheets. The how to make fake snow recipes in this set feature baking soda as one of the two ingredients. The recipes will each create a different type of snow. If you make both of them, it will be fn to compare them.

How to Make Fake Snow Recipes

While the recipes are shared on the algorithm printable, you will also find them below.

Baking Soda and Shaving Cream Snow

Ingredients

1 cup of Baking Soda
1 cup of Shaving Cream (The non-gel type works best.)

STEM Building Supplies

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Plastic arctic or antarctic animals (These are optional)

Directions

Place the baking soda into a mixing bowl. Then you will slowly stir the shaving cream into the bowl until you get the texture you want. You do not want to add more than one cup of shaving cream.

Baking Soda and Hair Conditioner

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups of Baking Soda
1/2 White Colored Hair Conditioner

STEM Building Supplies

Buttons
Wiggly Eyes
Small Craft Sticks
Small Beads

Directions

Place the baking soda into a mixing bowl. Then mix in the conditioner. It should be the consistency of wet snow.

Getting the Recipe and Algorithm Worksheets Ready

You will need to download theHow to Make Fake Snow Recipes with Baking Soda and an Algorithm Printable Set.
Then you will need to decide whether you want to print out one or both of the algorithm sheets.
Finally, you will need to print out one for each of your children.

Exploring the Recipe and Algorithm Worksheets

You will need to follow the steps to make each type of fake snow displayed on Blockly blocks on each worksheet. (Blockly blocks are a visual coding tool.)
Once your children have made the fake snow, they will need to complete the challenge that is on their algorithm sheet. Each challenge invites your children to build something with their snow. The challenges are open-ended enough that each of your children can create or build their own version of the object or scene they are asked to.

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