Multidisciplinary Science Menu Featuring Snowflakes, Santa Physics, Antarctic Biology, and More.
This Google Slides lesson uses short, curated videos to explore science concepts connected to winter holidays through a structured student-choice format. Students select from a set of video-based investigations and analyze each topic using guided questions.
Students choose from approximately ten winter-themed science topics and:
watch a short, kid-friendly video
answer content-based and reasoning questions
explain the scientific mechanisms behind familiar winter phenomena
Topics include examples such as:
why evergreen trees remain green in winter
how snowflakes form
how Antarctic fish survive freezing temperatures
the physics of spinning dreidels
and how snowmen can be built effectively
The lesson is organized as a choice board, with a recommended number of activities to complete while allowing flexibility based on time and instructional goals. Each holiday icon links to a slide with a video and related questions, and a navigation icon returns students to the main menu.
This lesson is designed to support:
application of science concepts to seasonal contexts
explanation of real-world phenomena
engagement through structured student choice
short-form analysis of multimedia science sources
It functions well as:
a seasonal science activity
an enrichment or review task
a low-prep digital choice board lesson
The structure allows students to investigate multiple science ideas while practicing explanation and interpretation across a variety of short, focused topics.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT ALLOWS YOUTUBE ACCESS BEFORE PURCHASE.
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Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information; Constructing Explanations
Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs):
Cause and Effect; Structure and Function
Common Core (Literacy in Science):
RST.6-8.7, RST.9-10.7
WHST.6-8.2, WHST.9-10.2
Multidisciplinary Science Menu Featuring Snowflakes, Santa Physics, Antarctic Biology, and More.
This Google Slides lesson uses short, curated videos to explore science concepts connected to winter holidays through a structured student-choice format. Students select from a set of video-based investigations and analyze each topic using guided questions.
Students choose from approximately ten winter-themed science topics and:
watch a short, kid-friendly video
answer content-based and reasoning questions
explain the scientific mechanisms behind familiar winter phenomena
Topics include examples such as:
why evergreen trees remain green in winter
how snowflakes form
how Antarctic fish survive freezing temperatures
the physics of spinning dreidels
and how snowmen can be built effectively
The lesson is organized as a choice board, with a recommended number of activities to complete while allowing flexibility based on time and instructional goals. Each holiday icon links to a slide with a video and related questions, and a navigation icon returns students to the main menu.
This lesson is designed to support:
application of science concepts to seasonal contexts
explanation of real-world phenomena
engagement through structured student choice
short-form analysis of multimedia science sources
It functions well as:
a seasonal science activity
an enrichment or review task
a low-prep digital choice board lesson
The structure allows students to investigate multiple science ideas while practicing explanation and interpretation across a variety of short, focused topics.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SCHOOL/DISTRICT ALLOWS YOUTUBE ACCESS BEFORE PURCHASE.
To preview this lesson, click here.
Science & Engineering Practices (SEPs):
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information; Constructing Explanations
Crosscutting Concepts (CCCs):
Cause and Effect; Structure and Function
Common Core (Literacy in Science):
RST.6-8.7, RST.9-10.7
WHST.6-8.2, WHST.9-10.2
