Snowflake Bentley

1. Look at the chart below and answer the question that follows.  
                          Clues:
Willie reads about a special camera.
His mom knew it would make him happy.
His parents spent their savings to buy it.
                     Conclusion:
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• Willie's parents knew that he would be famous someday.
• Willie's parents both cared very much for their son.
• Willie's parents had a lot of money.
• Willie's parents were very curious about snowflakes.

Which word best describes Willie?

• Thoughtful
• Patient
• Athletic
• Sad

What did Wilson Bentley's town build to honor him?

• a flagpole
• a school
• a park
• a monument

What happened to show that Willie was successful?

• He became rich from his photographs of snowflakes.
• He found treasures buried in the snow of Vermont.
• Children came to his slide shows of snowflake photographs.
• Other scientists raised money so he could publish his pictures.

Which was the best sign that Willie would grow up to be a scientist?

• He grew up in Vermont.
• He enjoyed snowstorms.
• He thought snow was as beautiful as butterflies.
• He spent hours studying snow crystals with a microscope. 

What did Willie discover about snowflakes?

• No two snowflakes are exactly alike.
• When a snowflake melts, it leaves a clear print behind.
• If he drew quickly, he could copy details of a snowflake.
• Each branch of snowflake has a different shape and pattern. 

Read this sentence:
Willie had to slide the snowflake onto the black tray and take its picture. 
Which meaning of slide best fits the way it is used in this sentence?

• Something found in a playground.
• A glass plate used with a microscope.
• To pass or push onto another place.
• Something used to watch a show.

Read this sentence.
He had to work fast or the snowflake would evaporate.

• Disappear
• Get dirty
• Become hard
• Stop falling

Read this sentence from the article.
Artists and designers used the photographs to inspire their own work.

• Confuse 
• Finish
• Influence
• Sell

How did Bentley share with others what snowflakes looked like?

• He drew pictures of each snowflake that he collected and published them in a book.
• He collected them in a jar and displayed them in a museum.
• He took pictures with a camera and published them in a book.
• He showed them by putting them on a slide of a microscope.