The weather on March 11, 1888 was clear and sunny. The calendar said it was still winter, but it felt as though spring was on its way. However, by the evening of March 12, the weather had turned and a major snowstorm was pummeling the entire northeast of the United States. Listen in to learn more about the blizzard and its powerful and long-term effects.
Verplanck Colvin in January 1888, two months before the great blizzard. 1888. (P007847)
Fun in the snow. ca1910 (P070179)
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Reading: Learn more about this huge storm and how it affected people in New York City and beyond. Read Blizzard! The storm that changed America written by Jim Murphy, published by Scholastic in 2000.
Science: Include weather patterns in the study of maps.
Es posible que los alumnos de cursos superiores quieran profundizar en algunos temas.
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