[A picture containing text, clipart, sign Description automatically generated]With the snowy season upon us, there is no better time to explore a variety of winter-related resources in the Michigan eLibrary<https://mel.org/welcome> (MeL) for students and teachers. The professional journals, eBook Collections, and encyclopedias in MeL provide some lesson ideas for teachers as well as resources that students can explore on their own. Blizzards & Snowflakes Two great video clips to get the snow flying are from Britannica School<http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=eb>. One helps us understand how snow crystals form<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/assembly/view/227392>, and the other explains why snow crunches<https://school.eb.com/levels/high/assembly/view/193811> when we walk through it. Also from Britannica School are articles, images, and additional video clips to help students understand snow<https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/snow/277106>. Remember, Britannica offers leveled content. Although the article opens at the middle school level (2), it can be changed to elementary (1) or high school (3) reading levels as well. In the eBook K-8 Collection<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e860xna> searching the keyword blizzard brings back a mixture of fiction and nonfiction titles<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=blizzard&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site>, including a title for early learners: How to Survive a Blizzard<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&AN=1729437&site=ehost-live&scope=site&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_A>. Keep in mind that eBooks from this collection (and several others) can be shared with multiple users on multiple devices simultaneously; there are no holds or wait times! Precipitation Matters<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=507986307&site=ehost-live&scope=site>, an article from Science & Children<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&jid=SID&site=ehost-live>, a publication in Education Source<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-eue>, offers hands-on lesson ideas for examining snowflakes. Winter Solstice Understand the Differences between Solstices and Equinoxes<https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/assembly/view/248637> is an engaging, 3-minute, Britannica Demystified video clip. Also available through Britannica School is an article<https://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/solstice/623562> that describes a solstice and includes an image. By setting limiters in NoveList K-8 Plus<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebscoprofile-novpk8>, book titles on winter solstice<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https%3A%2F%2Fwidgets.ebscohost.com%2Fprod%2Fcustomerspecific%2Fmel%2Fauth.php%3Furl%3D&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&bquery=winter+AND+solstice&type=1&searchMode=And&site=novpk8-live> and other winter-related themes can easily be searched and reviewed. Hibernation To get the earliest learners thinking about animal behavior this winter, Science Spin K-1<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&jid=FAS2&site=ehost-live> from Primary Search<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-prh> has Ready, Set, Snooze! article and activity<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=prh&bquery=JN+%26quot%3bScience+Spin+K-1%26quot%3b+AND+DT+20160201+NOT+PM+AOP&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site> about groundhog behavior. The corresponding article<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&AN=112240037&site=ehost-live&scope=site> from the Science Spin K-1 (Teacher’s Guide)<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=eue&jid=FAS3&site=ehost-live> can be found in Education Source. A keyword search of hibernation in the eBook K-8 Collection garners 14 results<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=e860xna&bquery=hibernation&type=0&searchMode=And&site=ehost-live&scope=site>, including titles on bears, insects and frogs. Scholastic News (Edition 5/6)<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&jid=15VA&site=ehost-live> has a fun, yet informative article, Heavyweight Champ<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customlink/proxify/proxify.php?count=1&encode=1&proxy=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=&target=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mih&AN=133294103&site=ehost-live&scope=site>, from Middle Search Plus<https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-mih> that describes the Alaskan Brown Bear packing on the pounds for winter. There is much to discover in the MeL eResources on various winter subject matter; this is only just the tip of the iceberg! If you are having any issues linking to items on this page, contact melerhelp@mcls.org<mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org> for help. Brought to you by Ann Kaskinen from the MeL Team. Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First. Want more information on MeL? Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit http://mel.org<http://mel.org/>, or sign up for the MeL Minute and other Library of Michigan e-mail lists via GovDelivery<https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/MILOM/subscriber/new>. We encourage you to share MeL Minutes with your colleagues and networks. MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only. #IMLSGrant Ann Kaskinen MeL Engagement Specialist, K-12 Midwest Collaborative for Library Services (MCLS) 1-517-325-5333
