1. Severe Weather
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2. Introduction
You and your partner are going to research information about severe weather. You will learn how, where and why certain weather conditions occurs and safety tips to help protect you during severe weather.
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3. Task
You and your partner will research severe weather using the Internet, non-fiction and reference books.
Each group will need to answer questions about one type of severe weather and record your information,
Your group will be assigned a severe weather condition such as tornado, hurricane, winter storms, or thunderstorms.
After gathering your information, your group will design a poster to present to the class. A guideline will be given so you will know what information to put on the poster.
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4. Process Using your resources answer the following questions:
What is your severe weather and how does it form?
Where and when can your severe weather occur?
How is your severe weather measured, detected or forecasted?
What kind of damage can your severe weather create?
How can people keep safe from this type of severe weather?
What is the difference between a watch and a warning?
What items would you put in your disaster kit?
Why is important to study weather?
Is your severe weather a serious threat to Kentucky? Why?
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5. Resources Weather Wiz Kids Web Weather for Kids Weather Watch
Extreme Weather Events
Grolier Online
Weather Detection
Searchasaurus
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6. Evaluation The following will be evaluated:
Group Cooperation
Research
Poster
Presentation to Class
Scoring Guides will be given to each group explaining how they will be evaluated.
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7. Works Cited http://www.teacherweb.com/SC/RECES/weather/ap3.aspx