Prepare yourself!
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/07/gk2/prepare.html
A lesson plan for Grade K and 2 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- K and 2
- Subjects
- healthful living (safety), science (meteorology)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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This lesson introduces U.S. students to natural hazards that occur across their country and in their home region. They'll learn where tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes, or severe thunderstorms are likely to occur and will find out which type of event is most likely to happen near their home. This lesson is found on the Xpeditions website from National Geographic.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 2
- Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate tools to build an understanding of the changes in weather.
- Objective 2.03: Describe weather using quantitative measures of:
- Temperature.
- Wind direction.
- Wind speed.
- Precipitation.
- Objective 2.03: Describe weather using quantitative measures of:
Kindergarten
- Goal 2: The learner will make observations and build an understanding of weather concepts.
- Objective 2.02: Identify different weather features including:
- Precipitation.
- Wind.
- Temperature.
- Cloud cover
- Objective 2.03: Identify types of precipitation, changes in wind, force, direction and sky conditions.
- Objective 2.04: Observe and determine the effects of weather on human activities.
- Objective 2.02: Identify different weather features including:
