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Book Backdrops - SnowFlakes
Album Description
I often use the book "Snowflake Bentley" by Jacqueline Briggs Martin with my elementary students.
This text is used in the "Jacob's Ladder" critical and creative thinking curriculum. The focus of the thinking prompts is generally persistence and creativity - I also combine this line of thought with a science focus on different states of matter, the water cycle and sometimes an examination of Fractals in nature and sometimes repeating patterns (with pictures for younger children). When I use this book I work with groups of mixed ages children - either grades 1 to 3 or grades 4 and 5 - so I change the focus accordingly.
I found out that the LOC has a collection of the amazing images made by Theodor Horydczak who also took extraordinary photographs of snowflakes (and other subjects) - I included several of them as images in this album.
Everyday Mysteries - No Two Snowflakes are Alike
Winter scenes. Snowflakes, three rows of four
Teaching Notes
This is one of the Theodor Horydczak images available through the LOC.
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2019683511/
Reference note
Contributor Names: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer
Created / Published: ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Subject Headings: - Snow.
- United States.
- United States
Notes: - Titles devised by Library staff; possibly with information from a published book illustration or from former owner.
- Credit line: Theodor Horydczak Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the Theodor Horydczak Collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.horyd
- Forms part of: Horydczak photograph collection (Library of Congress)
- Temp. note: Batch three.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: thc 5a38756 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a38756
Theodor Horydczak. Theodor Horydczak lying on ground with camera II
Teaching Notes
I like this image as it shows Horydczak's camera - it's bulk specifically. I think it's great to take a look at his camera and compare it to the camera that Bentley used (also massive) and then think about how we can make images today.
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2019677724/
Reference note
Contributor Names: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer
Created / Published: ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Subject Headings: - Photographers.
- Photographic apparatus & supplies.
- United States--Washington Region.
- Washington Region
Notes: - Item title devised by Library staff; possibly with information from a published book illustration or from former owner.
- Credit line: Theodor Horydczak Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the Theodor Horydczak Collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.horyd
- Forms part of: Horydczak photograph collection (Library of Congress)
- Temp. note: Batch two.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: thc 5a46545 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a46545
Winter scenes. Sample images of ice crystal formations with snowflakes
Teaching Notes
Just another great image from Horydczak.
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2019683510/
Reference note
Contributor Names: Horydczak, Theodor, approximately 1890-1971, photographer
Created / Published: ca. 1920-ca. 1950.
Subject Headings: - Ice.
- Snow.
- United States.
- United States
Notes: - Titles devised by Library staff; possibly with information from a published book illustration or from former owner.
- Credit line: Theodor Horydczak Collection, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
- General information about the Theodor Horydczak Collection is available at: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.horyd
- Forms part of: Horydczak photograph collection (Library of Congress)
- Temp. note: Batch three.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA
Digital Id: thc 5a38755 https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/thc.5a38755
LOC Reference guide to snowflakes
Teaching Notes
This is an amazing reference guide - I know it's not an image - but I want to include it in this album as there are great resources in it to help students expand on their explorations if they are interested.
A Vermont village in winter
Teaching Notes
Just to give students an idea of the Vermont of Bentley's time.
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2018653150/
Reference note
Created / Published: [1906]
Genre: Stereographs--1900-1910
Photographic prints--1900-1910
Notes: - No. 500.
- Title from item.
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: stereo 1s15834 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/stereo.1s15834