TEACHER

Student

Elementary Workshop: Take Cover, a Storm’s Brewing

Overview

Students will use a computer to study weather systems and then will be tested on the information.

I chose that students be tested on weather because it is crucial for students to learn about weather and understand why it is important to have a disaster plan in mind.

Target Audience

This lesson will be directed towards 3rd and 4th graders to help them learn about some different weather systems.

The audience can have any range of income. This lesson is targeted towards those who have good reading skills. The teacher can assist if necessary.

Learning Context

Students in the urban area of Michigan City, IN will be needing a computer and internet access in order to study and pass this elementary workshop on weather.

The environment should be quiet so students can concentrate and the teacher may help the student if needed.

Goals

This lesson is being provided so students can learn aspects of science in an intriguing manner. It is important to provide this lesson because Indiana is affected by weather.

Learning Objective Students will learn about different weather

systems: thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and snowstorms.

They then will be tested on the information they learned by taking a quiz within the workshop.

Students then will draw a concept map to ensure they know the information.

A group discussion will be held and together the class will create a weather calendar.

Procedure

Students will read the information provided on hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, and thunderstorms on a computer.

They then will take a quiz to assess their knowledge of the material, followed by making a concept map and creating a weather calendar.

Video Production

Students will learn how to make a tornado in a bottle.

It is important for the students to understand how tornadoes affect the population of Indiana economically.

Assessment

Students will have a group discussion when everyone has taken the exam individually to see what was learned.

Author’s Notes www.weatherwizkids.com http://www.clipartpal.com/clipart/science/sun6.html http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/story_hurricane.html http://plastic-stars-graphics.xanga.com/517269321/item/ http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/hurricane-profile/ http://www.picturesofwinter.net/snowflake_clipart.html http://www.northmobilepost.com/category/weather-2/ http://www.clker.com/clipart-weather.html

http://christmascarolsrecipes.com/frosty-the-snowman/ http://www.picturesofwinter.net/snowflake_clipart.html http://www.wallpapers-free.co.uk/background/weather/tornadoes/Tornado-Touching-Down-by-Country-Road/ http://www.fluids.eng.vt.edu/msc/gallery/vortex/weather/spout1.htm http://www.personal.psu.edu/jea4/earth/tornado/index.html http://www.in.gov/dhs/files/Chapter_3_Risk_Assessment_c.pdf http://www.sodahead.com/fun/love-it-or-hate-it-thunderstorms/question-936931/?link=ibaf&q=thunderstorms&imgurl=http://

i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo318/insaneyou3/4LEE_Lightning.jpg http://www.best-of-web.com/search_term_pages/thunder_storms.html

LessonHome Page

Hurricanes Snowstorms Tornadoes Thunderstorms

Hi! I’m Sid the Sun and today we are going to learn about weather! To start today’s lesson click on the highlighted option above.This is the home button, click on it to go to the home menu. This button means go to the next slide

This means go to the previous slide

Hurricane Lesson A hurricane is a storm

with violent winds in the ocean

They can be up to 600 miles across and have high speeds up to 200mph.

Hurricane Lesson

Hurricanes can form over warm waters and winds move the warm water air up into a cool atmosphere.

This unstable meeting of two different temperatures cause the storm to form, winds create the storm to make a spiraling effect.

Hurricane Review

What temperature do hurricanes form over?

a)Warm water

b)Cold water

Hurricane Review

Warm water

Correct! You are on the right track to becoming a weather wiz!

Click on me to continue on with the weather lesson!

Hurricane Review

Cold water

Incorrect! Oh no! It looks like you

chose the wrong answer. Click on me, Indigo, the

Cloud whenever you see the wrong answer and go

back and review the material.

Snowstorm Lesson

Snowstorms get their energy from two different air masses.

Cold air moves from Canada to warm air from the Gulf of Mexico.

Snowstorm Lesson Snow forms when vapor

changes into ice in the atmosphere.

If the temperature in the atmosphere is less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit, snow will be created.

Snowstorm Lesson

Snowflakes are formed of many tiny ice crystals. They form by pieces of dirt carried also by the

atmosphere. When the crystals form they are heavy enough to

fall to the ground.

Snowstorm Lesson

Why is snow white?

The ice crystals allow light to reflect back to the atmosphere.

Snowstorm Lesson

Lake effect snow forms when cold air moves over warm lake water.

The warm air cools down and in combination with cold air creates heavy masses of snow.

Snowstorm Lesson

During a winter storm, it is best to stay inside and keep warm

If you are outside, you could catch a cold or even worse get frostbite.

Snowstorm Review

How cold does the atmosphere have to be in order to form snow?

a) 50°Fb) 72°Fc) 32°Fd) 43°F

Snowstorm Review

50°F

Incorrect! Go back to the question, you will get it the next time.

Snowstorm Review

72°F

Wrong! That’s too hot! Think about it again and go back to the question.

Snowstorm Review

32°F

You got it! You are on a roll! Continue on to the next lesson!

Snowstorm Review

43°F

Wrong! Not cold enough! Try again!

Tornado Video

Click on Ms. Bennett to watch this great

video!

Tornado Lesson

A tornado is a storm column which has huge winds with it on land.

In order for a tornado to form warm air from the Gulf of Mexico and cool air from Canada need to meet.

Tornado Lesson

When cold and warm air meet winds form and wind with high speeds are created.

Soon a column of rotating clouds form and sweep up everything in its path.

Tornado Lesson

A waterspout is generally a tornado over water. Sometimes they can move onto land and now are

considered tornadoes.

Tornado Lesson

Sometimes hail comes with tornadoes. Water is caught in a thunderstorm within a tornado

at times. When lifted into the atmosphere farther, the hail drops to the ground.

Tornado Lesson

Tornadoes can occur at anytime.

In southern states like Texas and Oklahoma, tornado season is March through May.

This tornado region is known as Tornado Alley.

They most likely take place between 3 and 9 pm.

Tornado Review

When do tornadoes occur?

a)Neverb)3-9pmc)January 3rd

d)always

Tornado Review

a) never

Wrong! Try again!

Tornado Review

b) 3-9pm

You got it!!

Tornado Review

c) January 3rd

Wrong! Look over the lesson again!

Tornado Review

d) Always

Wrong!

Thunderstorm Lesson

A thunderstorm is formed by a large cloud called a cumulonimbus cloud.

It usually has thunder and lightning with it.

Thunderstorm Lesson

Moisture, unstable air, and uplift cause a thunderstorm.

You always need moisture to form the rain which accompanies thunderstorms.

Thunderstorm Lesson

There are about 1,800 thunderstorms everyday! Lightning accompanies thunderstorms. Produced by electricity, lightning can cause severe

injuries , killing 75-100 people everyday.

Thunderstorm Lesson

Lightning is caused by frozen water droplets hitting one another which causes an electric charge.

Thunder is caused by lightning hitting the ground and channeling back towards the clouds.

Thunderstorm Lesson

How can you tell how far away a storm is? Count seconds between lightning

and hearing thunder Take the number of seconds and

dived by 5 and that tells you how far away the storm is.

Thunderstorm Review

What causes thunder?

a)Lightning hitting the ground and channeling back towards the atmosphere.b)Drumsc)A stampeded)Electrons clashing

Thunderstorm Review

Lightning

Correct! You are a weather wiz!

Thunderstorm Review

b) Drums

Try again!

Thunderstorm Review

c) Stampede

Wrong, not caused by animals!

Thunderstorm Review

d) Electrons clashing

Wrong! You almost got it!

Quiz time!

Click here to take the quiz!

Quiz

Up to how many miles wide can a hurricane be?

a)2 milesb)8 milesc)600 milesd)50 miles

Quiz

a) 2 miles

Ooops! Think about the question.

Quiz

b) 8 miles

Try again!

Quiz

c) 600 miles

Great job! That’s one big storm!

Quiz

d) 50 miles

Wrong! Remember this is a big storm in the ocean!

Quiz

Snowstorms get their energy from how many different air masses?

a)5b)2c)7d)4

Quiz

a) 5

Wrong! That’s too many!

Click on me to go back to the question!

Quiz

b) 2

That’s correct! Continue on to the next question!

Quiz

c) 7

Wrong! Remember there are warm and cold fronts!

Quiz

d) 4

Oops! Try again!

Quiz

Air masses from where create tornadoes?

a)Kansas and Floridab)Europe and Australiac)Michigan and Ohiod)Gulf of Mexico and Canada

Quiz

a) Kansas and Florida

Nope, try again!

Quiz

b) Europe and Australia

Nope!

Quiz

c) Michigan and Ohio

Incorrect! Remember a tornado needs warm air too!

Quiz

d) Gulf of Mexico and Canada

Way to go!

Quiz

What type of cloud does a thunderstorm come from?

a)Cumulusb)Statusc)Cirrusd)Cumulonimbus

Quiz

a) Cumulus

Try again!

Quiz

b) Stratus

Wrong! Try again

Quiz

c) Cirrus

Not quite!

Quiz

d) Cumulonimbus

Way to go!

Elementary Workshop

You are now finished with the quiz!

Wait for your teacher to tell you what to do next.