1. Weather Changes by Natalie White Next

2. Essential and Unit Questions: UNIT: What are the four seasons? ESSENTIAL: How are storms formed? Next

3. Understanding the 4 Seasons: Spring: cool, breezy, rainy Summer: hot, bright Fall: cool, windy Winter: cold, dim Next

4. 4 types of Storms: Tornadoes vviolent rotating columns of air typically in the formation of a funnel. Its bottom, narrow end touches the earth and always followed by a cloud of debris, due to the magnitude of the wind it causes. Next

5. Tornadoes… Tornadoes usually occur during the spring season. This storm is seen mostly throughout the United States than any other country. Below is the specific region in the U.S. in which they usually occur. Next

6. 4 types of Storms: Thunderstorms AAlso called an electrical storm or lightning storm. This form of weather is characterized by the presence of lightning and followed by thunder. Next

7. 4 types of Storms: Earthquakes RResult of a sudden release of energy in the Earth’s crust that creates seismic waves. Shaking of the earth and displacement of the ground is evident in an earthquake. Next

8. 4 types of Storms: Hail storms IInvolves precipitation in the form of balls of ice. Hail is a type of snow and usually consists of water ice. These balls of ice form and fall from the sky. Next

9. Activities/Strategies 4 Weather Storms  tornadoes, thunderstorms, earthquakes, hail storms Individual activity: each student is assigned one storm and should be prepared to give a brief presentation of the storm. Classroom activity: Get into groups with students with the same assigned storm and discuss it thoroughly. A display diagram will then be created by the entire group, showing the cycle of the specific storm and how it came about. *The students will be educated on types of storms and what seasons they generally occur, and they will understand in depth the formation and cause of the storms* Next

10. TEKS §112.22. Science, Grade 6 (7) Science concepts. The student knows that substances have physical and chemical properties. The student is expected to:  a.) demonstrate that new substances can be made when two or more substances are chemically combined and compare the properties of the new substances to the original substances; and  b.) classify substances by their physical and chemical properties. (8) Science concepts. The student knows that complex interactions occur between matter and energy. The student is expected to:  a.) define matter and energy;  b.) explain and illustrate the interactions between matter and energy in the water cycle and in the decay of biomass such as in a compost bin; and  c.) describe energy flow in living systems including food chains and food webs. Next

11. References: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm