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- 3rd - 5th
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This lesson provides an introduction to some natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes. They read about and view pictures of these phenomena and create posters or a mural depicting the things they have seen. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students investigate tornadoes and their destructiveness through a variety of resources and activities. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students explore volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes through the use of the Internet. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students use "That's a Fact Jack" software to examine implicit and explicit ideas from a chapter book; and locate main ideas and supporting details in text. They explore the book "Tornado" and answer different types of questions with supporting details. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research weather phenomena. They select a weather occurrence including a tornado, hurricane, or thunderstorm and research it. They record their data using Kidspiration and select images to add to their presentation. They create a Weather Advisory and present it to the class. Full Review »
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Students identify the safety procedures involved in case of a tornado, fire, storm, injury, etc. Students role play various emergency situations. Students answer questions orally to assess their knowledge. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students discuss the problems that have arisen from the lastest string of hurricanes and tsuanamis. They watch a video about severe weather. After the film, students write four facts they found out about severe weather. Pupils comprehend that hurricanes form only over water, while tornadoes can form over land and water. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students identify key concepts and definitions about tornados. They create "mini-tornados' by working in small groups of 3-4. Students discussed tornados and filled out a K-W-L chart. Their creations of tornados is with the help of tornado tubes. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the various types of weather. They discuss the difference between tornado watches and tornado warnings. Students investigate the various types of clouds. They sketch and label the 8 different types of clouds. Students explore the various types of instruments used in meteorology. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students examine the natural disasters of hurricanes and tornadoes. In groups, they explain and draw the process in which each disaster forms and the conditions needed. They describe the life cycle of tornadoes and hurricanes and use the internet to view the destruction they can cause. Full Review »
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