Free classroom kit · Winter 2026-27
Three missions, four hands-on labs and a game your class will beg to play, all built on real snow, real storms and real school closures.
ZIP, 34 MB · No sign-up · No student data · Free to print and share
Every mission stands on its own, with a plan and answer key in the teacher guide.
NOAA snow records, Kentucky closure records, NASA satellite pictures and a real storm's radar.
No accounts, no student information, no ads. Odds, never announcements.
Each mission is a case file with a badge to earn. Finish three badges and students become Certified Snow Day Forecasters.
Mission 1 · Grades 3-5 · 45 minutes
The Case of the 2-Inch Snow Day
In 2014, about 2½ inches of snow froze Atlanta; Buffalo barely notices that much. Students graph real snow records, study NASA's satellite picture of two Kentucky districts with the same snow and very different snow days, and crack the case with claim, evidence and reasoning.
Mission 2 · Grades 6-8 · 45 minutes
Does 30% Really Mean 30%?
Students play Call It! on real school mornings, then check Snow Day Radar's track record against 15 hidden winters, simulate 20 snow nights and design a fair test to bust a snow-day myth.
Mission 3 · Grades 6-8, stretches to 11 · 45 minutes
Ice Storm in the Bluegrass
A real ice storm in Lexington, Kentucky. Students read the radar and the airport's reports, make the superintendent's 4 AM call, then use a satellite picture and the week's temperatures to explain why a 3-day forecast missed.
The game · Grades 4-8
22 real Kentucky school mornings. Students read the snow, the cold, the ice and the warnings, then say the chance of no school. Flip the card to see what really happened and what Snow Day Radar said in a blind test. Scoring uses Snow Points, the way real forecasters are graded, so honest chances beat bold guesses. Can your class beat the Radar?
Hands-on · Grades 3-8
Salt, ice, cups and cans. Prep notes, safety and answers are in the teacher guide.
Snow from SpacePoster, 24 x 18 in PDF
How to Read the OddsPoster, 18 x 24 in PDF
Measure Snow Like a ProPoster, 18 x 24 in PDF
Mission badges12 per sheet, for 2-inch round stickers PDF
Snow Day TrackerTrack your district's odds all winter PDF
Certified Snow Day ForecasterCertificate with every badge PDFAlso in the full kit: the Snow Day Radar dial at every step and a smartboard background, as images for your own slides and boards.
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A free class forecasting game: your class gets a code, students lock in their call on snow nights, and the best classes climb the leaderboard.
