Thunderstorms Lesson Plans & Worksheets Reviewed by Teachers

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Creating a Thunderstorm

For Teachers 1st

First graders contrast sounds and make a thunderstorm rhythm. In this rhythm lesson, 1st graders listen to Native American music and make an original rhythm with their hands and feet. Students discuss Native Americans.

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Energy Activity: Energy Picture

For Students 4th - 5th

In this energy worksheet, students analyze a detailed realistic picture of a rural farm scene during a thunderstorm. Students identify all the ways that energy is being used and discuss them as a class.

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Storms and Extreme Weather

For Teachers K - 5th

Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. For this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...

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Animal Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K

Students listen to books about animals. In this animal sound and characteristics lesson, students listen to books and a tape of animal and then identify which animal makes that sound. Students discuss and act out how the animal acts.

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Wonders of Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th

Students investigate weather disasters by creating a virtual tornado. For this wild weather lesson, students define a vortex and describe how a vortex keeps a tornado moving and causing damage. Students utilize salt,...

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Science Videos

For Teachers 3rd - 4th

Students plan, practice, and act in a 2-3 minute videotaped production about a specific topic. Students from a local high school give presentations pertaining to seasons, earth rotation, and moon phases. Students analyze the...

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THE FLOW OF MUSIC AND POETRY

For Teachers K - 6th

Students explore their feelings about rain through art, music, and poetry. They listen to music as they think about rain and determine how they feel about rain. Students create either poetry or artwork about as they listen to music...

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Rainbow Book

For Teachers K

Students examine the different types of weather. They create illustrations of the type of weather to go into a class book. They are encouraged to examine the weather each day,

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Weather Noise

For Teachers 2nd - 4th

Students listen to sound bytes of various weather sounds. They listen for clues as to what the weather was like when the sound was recorded. Then they write and illustrate what they think the weather conditions were at the time.

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Neh: Picturing America: Cole: The Oxbow [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th

Analysis of Cole's famous landscape of a bow-shaped bend in a river conveys all the essential qualities that typify works by Hudson River school artists.

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