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Ucar: Learning Zone Unit PlanUcar: Learning Zone Unit Plan
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
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3rd - 8th
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Science
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Ucar: Learning Zone

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This comprehensive, interactive site is loaded with information, activities, and stories about thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes. Find out how these weather systems are formed, how they impact our lives, and how they cause chaos.

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Concepts

lightning, natural disasters, severe weather, tornadoes, weather

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Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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