Severe Weather Alecia Hill-Williams May 28, 2007 Designing and Producing Educational Technology – CMP 555 Lesson 1

Severe Weather Dark skies, winds howling, snow blowing, rain falling and water rising- No matter where you live, weather is present. Weather is the condition of the outside air at a certain time and place. Write about a time when you had bad weather.

Kinds of Severe Weather Different regions are prone to different kinds of severe weather. There are tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunami's, thunderstorms, blizzards…. Let’s watch video clips about some of the different kinds of Severe Weather As you are watching, watch and listen for facts about dangers associated with severe weather.

What did you learn? Classroom Discussion Norms Raise your hand to speak. Raise your hand to speak. Do not talk while others are talking. Do not talk while others are talking. Listen to all speakers. Listen to all speakers. Watch your airtime. Watch your airtime. Challenge ideas, not people. Challenge ideas, not people.

Mix Pair Share Steps: 1. Silently mix around the room to the music. 2. When the music stops, pair up with the person closest to you and shake hands. 3. Listen to the question and think. 4. Take turns sharing your response with the shortest partner speaking first. 5. When the music starts, say good bye to your partner and repeat the process finding a new partner.

Reporting In your cooperative learning group, report the information you thought was interesting. In your cooperative learning group, report the information you thought was interesting. List the different kinds of severe weather. List the different kinds of severe weather.

Noting What We Learned What are the types of severe weather? What are the types of severe weather? Name some facts we learned about severe weather. Name some facts we learned about severe weather. Which type of severe weather or storm interests your group most? Which type of severe weather or storm interests your group most?

Group Work Use the Internet, textbooks, and classroom encyclopedia’s to research and take notes on your group’s weather or storm. Use the Internet, textbooks, and classroom encyclopedia’s to research and take notes on your group’s weather or storm. Plan how your group will create a poster and PPT during the next two classes. Plan how your group will create a poster and PPT during the next two classes.

Looking Back Let’s summarize the things we have learned about severe weather and storms today. You may take notes as I record and display the information on the screen.

Reflecting… Write the following statement and finish it. Before I knew… about storms, but now I know…. but now I know….

Homework Share your reflection with your family and get a parent’s signature. Research your groups severe weather or storm type and collect 3 to 5 photos and/or images to share with your group. Write a response to the question on the CAY Resource discussion forum found at: hhhh tttt tttt pppp :::: //// //// cccc aaaa yyyy rrrr eeee ssss oooo uuuu rrrr cccc eeee bbbb llll oooo gggg.... bbbb llll oooo gggg ssss pppp oooo tttt.... cccc oooo mmmm ////

Severe Weather Alecia Hill-Williams May 28, 2007 Designing and Producing Educational Technology – CMP 555 Lesson 2

Warm UP: Exploring Tornadoes Describe the elements of a tornado by completing the bubble map found at ls/organizing/bubble.pdf ls/organizing/bubble.pdf ls/organizing/bubble.pdf

Building Background: Exploring Tornadoes Together we will look at the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity, which is used to rate the intensity of a tornado. It is found at: m m m Draw pictorial representations and list wind speeds for the different F-scale number tornados.

Student/Group Interaction Tornado Safety Explore the Tornado Science and Safety Interactive graphic found at: Explore the Tornado Science and Safety Interactive graphic found at: tornado-basics_x.htm tornado-basics_x.htm Study the tornado safety tips found at: Study the tornado safety tips found at: #top #top Decide and list the tornado safety tips to use in your group’s poster project. Decide and list the tornado safety tips to use in your group’s poster project.

Looking Ahead Use the Internet, textbooks, and classroom encyclopedias to research and take notes on safety tips for your severe weather phenomenon. Use the Internet, textbooks, and classroom encyclopedias to research and take notes on safety tips for your severe weather phenomenon. With your group create your poster and plan the slides for the PowerPoint presentation. With your group create your poster and plan the slides for the PowerPoint presentation.

Class/Individual Reflection Looking Back Let’s talk about what we have learn. Let’s talk about what we have learn. On your own write and complete the following statement: Before I was…about storms, but now I…. On your own write and complete the following statement: Before I was…about storms, but now I….

Follow up Homework Continue to research your team’s form of severe weather. Continue to research your team’s form of severe weather. Bring in 3 facts and collect 3 to 5 photos and/or images to share with your group. Bring in 3 facts and collect 3 to 5 photos and/or images to share with your group.