the wonderful world of weather by: mrs. gable a virtual field trip about the different types of...

The Wonderful World of Weather

By: Mrs. Gable

A Virtual Field trip about the different types of weather!

We are going to learn some interesting facts about

thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and blizzards this week. We are also going to

learn how to be prepared! So let’s get moving!

My name is Weather Dude, and I will be your guide!

Days

• Day 2: Clouds

• Day 3: Thunderstorms

• Day 4: Tornadoes

• Day 5: Hurricanes

• Day 6: Floods and Blizzards

• Day 7: Weather Instruments

• Day 8: Being Prepared Part I

• Day 9: Being Prepared Part II

Clouds1. Click on the picture below to learn about all about clouds.

2. Click on the image below for more facts about clouds.

3. What are the 3 main types of clouds?

Just for fun: Play the Cloud ID Game. Try to match the clouds after you have visited the other 3 pages.

Click below to learn about thunderstorms

Click below to learn about tornadoes

Our First Stop on our Virtual Field Trip about

Storms!Thunderstorms and

Tornadoes

All about Thunderstorms

1. Thunderstorms need Some things at least 2 things to form. Click on the picture below to find out!

3. Listen to learn about

thunderstorms. Remember 3

things.

4. Click below to watch a

Brainpop Video on

Thunderstorms

2. When do thunderstorms

happen?How do they form?

Are they dangerous?How many

thunderstorms occur every day?

Click above to find out!

All about Tornadoes. Click on the neat pictures below!

2. What is a tornado?How does it form?What is a funnel cloud?When do tornadoes occur?Click here to find out!

1. Click above to watch a video of a tornado.

3. Click above to learn cool facts

about tornadoes. Then watch a

short clip.

4. Click on the twister to find out more!

Click here to see what the weather is

doing across the United States on the

Weather Map

Our Second Stop on the Virtual Field Trip All about

storms. Let’s Learn All about

Hurricanes!

2. Watch an Animated Movie

of how Hurricanes form

1. Learn about how hurricanes

form.3. Where do

hurricanes form?Do they move fast

or slow?

4. Click above to learn about hurricane hunters!

5. Click on this link to read stories of kids who survived Katrina.

6. Hurricane Katrina Satellite Images

7. Know the Facts

This is our last stop for types of storms!

This one is about Floods and Blizzards!

Click here to learn all about floods

Click here to learn all about blizzards

Let’s Learn all about Floods!

1. Listen to learn about

floods

2. What are floods?

What are flash floods?

How big is a raindrop?

Let’s find out!

3. Let’s go on a flood simulation!

Let’s Learn all about

Blizzards!5. Learn how Blizzards and winter storms

affect us.4. What are blizzards?

How do blizzards

form?What is a

snowflake? Let’s find out!

6. Let’s look at different winter storms through

the ages!

Comic Strip Example

7. View an example of a comic strip!

Weather Instruments3. Click on the Link below to take the Quiz. Then click on Test yourself. 1. Learn about

different weather instruments from weather wiz kids.

2. Listen to learn about the weather instruments from Scholastic

Last Stop: Get PreparedPart I

2. Preparedness Word Search

3. Weather Kit Game

1. Click below to Read a Comic Strip on being prepared..

Get PreparedPart II

7. Graduate from Readiness School. Click below for the final Quiz.

4. Click below to try to find the 6 important items in an emergency.

5. Watch a video about being prepared.

6. Create an online kit by clicking below.

Hope you enjoyed

learning all about the different types of storms!!