Welcome to Ms. Gullett's science class! This lesson was inspired by my trip to Carneval de Québec. Use the worksheet to complete your assignment. Work Sheet Enjoy!
Here is one of the street vendors at Carneval de Québec.
He pours piping hot pure maple syrup onto a long, clean metal table.
You take a tongue depressor like my friend is holding and quickly
swirl the syrup into a ball on the stick. It instantly freezes
into a delicious maple lollipop!
Each year during Carnaval de Québec an ice palace is built.
For more than two weeks, thousands of people walk through it!
As you can imagine, it has to be pretty cold to keep a palace made out of ice safe for people to walk on for weeks at a time. Click here to learn how to convert the Celsius scale used in Québec to the Fahrenheit scale we use in the United States.
The average temperature during my visit was -26! Click here to view the current weather in Québec City. Convert the current Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit and write it on your worksheet.
Greenhouse gases can alter the Earth's temperature. Click here to explore how greenhouse gases work.
Click here to learn more interesting facts about greenhouse gases.
Click here to learn what Canada is doing about greenhouse gases. Use what you learn to complete your worksheet.
Click here to learn more about Québec City. French is the official language of Québec. Browse the site in French, predicting what you will learn. After browsing the site in French, click to read the site in English. What happened to the web address?
Click here to learn about Carnaval de Québec.
What weather conditions are necessary to maintain the ice palace and
snow sculptures?
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