Snowflake Bentley

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 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.
He had to work fast or the snowflake would evaporate.

• Disappear
• Get dirty
• Become hard
• Stop falling

Why did Bentley want to take pictures of snowflakes?

• Because they were beautiful and intricate
• Because they melted before he could study them
• Because he couldn't draw them well
• All of the above 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What was Willies "gift to the world?" 

• a plaque at a park near his home 
• a donation to a church
• his book with his photographs of snow crystals
• this story

Which of the following character traits would not describe Bentley? 

• intelligent
• unmotivated
• determined
• persevering 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

Once the snowflakes were caught, what did he use to move them around?

• A fork
• A feather
• A knife
• A razor blade

How many snowflakes did Bentley photograph all together?

• 500
• 1,000
• Over 5,000
• Over 10,000

Snowflake Bentley used black velvet to catch the snowflakes to be photographed. 

• True
• False