Extreme Weather Research

Introduction

 

You are going to be learning about extreme weather conditions. Your job is to choose ONE of the following types of extreme weather to research:

Tsunami

Earthquake

Hurricane

Wildfire

Tornado

 

You will be learning how, why, when, and where this type of weather occurs, and how to protect yourself before, during, and after it happens. 

Task

You will be researching your selected extreme weather condition using websites, videos, and books on EPIC!

You will be taking notes to create a final poster in Google Slides that you will share with the class. 

Good luck and have fun!

 

Process

To help answer these questions, click on your chosen weather condition. 

1. Describe your weather condition and how does it form?

Here are some video links to explore!

If you use BrainPop remember that the login is:

username: kenwoodthirdgrade

password: kenwood2020

Video on tsunami: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6cnFM55_Dw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oPb_9gOdn4

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/tsunami/

Video on earthquake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ho6z32yyo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJpIU1rSOFY

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/earthquakes/

Video on hurricanes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2__Bk4dVS0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlXVikDkyTg

https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/hurricanes/

Video on wildfire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hghT1W33cY

https://www.brainpop.com/science/earthsystem/wildfires/

Video on tornado: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s3UwOq1P1E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMWoYPaQx0Q

https://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/tornadoes/

 

2. Where does this type of weather usually occur? 

3. When (what time of the year) does this type of weather usually occur?

Here are some websites to explore!

Tornado information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=60

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/tornado/

https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/tornadoes/

Tsunami information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=100

https://www.natgeokids.com/au/discover/geography/physical-geography/tsunamis/

https://getaway.10best.com/13466418/where-do-tsunamis-occur

Hurricane information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=58

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/hurricane/

https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/87/09.html

Earthquake information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=96

https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/earthquake/

https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/earthquakes/en/

Wildfire information: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=94

https://www.ducksters.com/science/earth_science/forest_fires.php

 



4. How can people prepare themselves before this disaster occurs?

5. How can people protect themselves during this disaster?

Here are some websites to explore about how to prepare!

Hurricane: https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes

http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/hurricane5.htm

https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-hurricane.htm

Earthquake: https://www.ready.gov/earthquakes

https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-earthquake.htm

Tornado: https://www.ready.gov/tornadoes

http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/tornado5.htm

https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-tornado.htm

Tsunami: https://www.ready.gov/tsunamis

https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-tsunami.htm

Wildfire: https://www.ready.gov/wildfires

https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-wildfire.htm

 

Evaluation

You will need to take notes on the form in Google Classroom. These notes will be used to create your final poster in Google Slides.