'Tis the season for Snow Days in our part of the country. While some moderately-nearby districts cancelled classes yesterday, we still had the opportunity to meet at the schoolhouse for a quality education. That doesn't mean we're not going to create a Snow Day of our own!
Since learning about the Continental Army at Valley Forge for the last couple of days, we made our own snow using a polymer product similar to the polymers in baby diapers (polyacrylate). It was a fun way to connect with the deplorable conditions of the winter of 1777/8, when George Washington, Baron Von Steuben, and others trained and drilled the soldiers in preparation for the forthcoming springtime battles.
