Disaster+Week+2+(LW)

= **Week 2: Weather and Forecasting** =

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 * Prep **
 * Set up 3d printer to be printing…
 * Snowflakes? [|__http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:39685/#files__]
 * write out agenda


 * 5 || ** Welcome and Go over Agenda ** ||  ||
 * 10 min || ** Overview: Types of natural disasters **

Weather and ground/earth -- which are which…

Did anyone talk to anyone about being in a weather-related natural disaster? Go over any stories they have...

How can we prepare for a weather-related natural disaster?

Who figures out ahead of time that one is coming? And how do they know? What do they track? ||  || [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J2CJKnPiYI__]
 * 5 min || ** Here's a montage of meterologist wording: **

Ask what kind of things they hear from him in terms of things he watches for ||  ||
 * 15-20 || ** Read “The Big Storm” **

Talk through discussion questions... > > >
 * What types of things do weather forecasters track?
 * How do they know weather is changing?
 * What is a storm?

Questions From “Investigating Natural Disasters Through Children’s Literature” > > > > > > [|__http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/videos/weather.html__]
 * What did you find most interesting about the six-day storm?
 * What did scientists learn as a result of this storm?
 * How did the illustrations contribute to your understanding of this storm?
 * If you could ask the author one question, what would it be?
 * Why is the work of Meteorologists so important?
 * What was the most amazing storm you have ever experienced?
 * || Cool short videos for kids about weather:

Slow Motion Lightning - pretty cool

Hail - to show difference to rain || > > > || Video Link: [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtgFHHhm1xU__] || [|__http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KNCCARY32__]
 * .2-3 min || ** Watch video: “Our World: What is Weather?” **
 * 0:30-1:37 - Heat, Air Pressure, Winds, Moisture
 * 1:37- 2:20 - Weather vs Climate. **PAUSE** at 2:20 to answer question “Can you determine which climate zone you live in?”
 * 2:20-2:56 - Predicting Weather
 * 10 min || ** Look at local weather station data history and current conditions **

Maps of Current Forecasts - [|__http://www.weather.com/?from=mypage_redirect__]

→ talk about fronts, etc… satellite, etc.. || Local weather station Map [|__http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=cary+nc__]

History (charts of temps, barometric [|__http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KNCCARY32__] ||
 * || ** Tools to predict the weather **

__Anemometer__ - [|__http://www.fi.edu/weather/todo/dixie.html__] Show kids how anemometer works. Need fan with different speeds, something to record revolutions, phone to record time.

__Doppler Radar / Doppler Effect__ [|__http://www.weatherwizkids.com/experiments-doppler-effect.htm__] Need phone, electric razor

__Air Pressure__ **Video on Air Pressure and how Barometers work [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmQ8FWnM0fA__] could watch from begining until 2:10 and watch air pressure experiment with bottle and balloon in freezer then warm water. **Tell kids they can do this at home.

- ?? __Thermometer__ - [|__http://www.education.com/activity/article/make_a_homemade_thermometer_middle/__] Need straws, rubbing alcohol, plastic bottles (ask students to bring some in? Susan has modeling clay, red food coloring.  Still need to build one, if we want to do this as a group. || [|__http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/for_fun/BuildyourownWeatherStation.pdf__]

Investigating Natural Disasters through Children’s Lit, pp144-146. ||
 * 15-20 min || ** Team Building Exercise: Weather Scavenger Hunt **

Go outside and split into teams. Team members take turns choosing a weather realted scavenger hunt item from a grab bag. They search as a team for something to represent the item. || outside, grab bags of different items to search for (LINDA, p 52 Wild About Weather)

See list below ||
 * || 3D tutorial? Have tinkercad/minecraft available for kids to create 3D models? ||  ||
 * || LEGO Build - Build something “weather related” ||  ||

Weather Scavenger Hunt
Something bending toward the sun Something hiding from sunshine Something that may become part of a cloud Something that tells you if the wind is blowing or not Something left by the rain A bad place for a person to seek shelter during a lightning storm A place where icicles might form A place where weather has damaged a building A good place for a person to seek shelter during a tornado A sign of an animal that likes rain A place to go where it’s cool A place where the rain has moved the soil A place that gets not much sunshine A place that gets lots of sunshine Something that bends in the wind Something that won’t bend in the wind Something that reflects lots of sunlight Something that absorbs lots of sunlight Something that will soak up rain Something that makes rain splatter Something that protects people from rain Something that uses sunlight or wind or water to work A good windbreak Something shaped by wind or water