What is a tornado?
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A lesson plan for Grade K and 2 Science and Social Studies
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- Appropriate grades
- K and 2
- Subjects
- science (meteorology), social studies (geography)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn about how tornadoes are formed and why most tornadoes occur in the United States' “tornado alley.” Students will create a tornado in a bottle. Finally, they will draw pictures of tornadoes of different shapes and sizes and review basic safety information about what to do in a tornado.
Students will:
- learn about how tornadoes are formed
- color outline maps of the United States showing “tornado alley”
- look at photographs and/or video clips of real tornadoes
- learn basic safety tips about tornadoes
- create a simulated tornado in a bottle
- draw pictures of and write sentences about tornadoes
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 2
- Goal 5: The learner will understand the relationship between people and geography in various communities.
- Objective 5.01: Define geography and use geographic terms to describe landforms, bodies of water, weather, and climate.
Kindergarten
- Goal 5: The learner will express basic geographic concepts in real life situations.
- Objective 5.02: Create and interpret simple maps, models, and drawings of the home, school, and other environments.
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:
