Teams will explore and demonstrate their understanding of severe weather and its impact on the environment. Students will learn about different types of storms, such as thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and identify their basic characteristics and safety considerations. They will also investigate how severe weather can affect people, animals, plants, and the land, including changes like flooding, wind damage, and erosion. Teams will build awareness of how severe weather forms and how it influences the natural world around them. 

Resources

What Causes a Tornado?
What Causes a Thunderstorm? 
How Do Hurricanes Form?
National Geographic Kids- Weather Center
Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic
National Weather Service Weather Experiments (scroll down to Grades 4-8 experiments)
Flooding Investigation
Education Resources  (scroll to Thunderstorm Development)
Ready.gov Severe Weather Student Resources
Environmental Impact “Before & After”
Storm Damage Detective
Hurricane Formation Card Sort

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