PLANNING A CLASS Séptimo básico Claudia Toledo Barria

Name of the unit: The environment Name of the unit: The environment Lesson 4  “Disasters” Lesson 4  “Disasters” Hurricanes, Tornadoes and Thunderstorms Time  3 class periods. Time  3 class periods. Ability  (reading comprehension) Read an article about a preparedness guide thunderstorms, tornadoes, lighting and hurricanes. Ability  (reading comprehension) Read an article about a preparedness guide thunderstorms, tornadoes, lighting and hurricanes.  (speaking) discuss the topic.

OBJECTIVES Learn the causes and characteristics of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Understand the power and danger of these storms, and the significant scientific resources people devote to studying and predicting them. Respect our environment.

Overview Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Thunderstorms—Powerful, destructive, dangerous, and compelling— nature’s most furious storms develop from the blending of air, moisture, and heat.

Discussion Questions: How do thunderstorms form? What is the most destructive force produced by hurricanes? What kind of storm produces the most powerful winds on Earth?

Activities. Ask students if they recall what areas of the world are most prone to powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Ask them which of those storms, if any, are likely to strike where you live. Ask students to choose one type of storm they would like to learn more about.

Activities. Write the definition next to each word and then write a sentence related with these words. Use your dictionary. hurricane storm thunder rain shake snow truck water wind

Tsunami, Tornado, Thunderstorm

Hidden Words: clouds, destructive, earthquake, funnel, gigantic, hail, rain, supercell, thunderstorm, tornado, tsunami, unstable, vortex.

Evaluation. The students are going to present a report about the natural disasters that we studied in class. The teacher is going to evaluate the following point: Students were highly engaged in class discussions; produced a complete report, including all of the requested information; accurately summarized their partner’s report and cited three interesting, relevant points.

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