2.34 Understanding Weather and Severe Storms
This is Lesson 34 (“Understanding Weather and Severe Storms”) from the National FFA Mentoring Program’s Grow Your PALS Program Guide, in the Environmental Science unit. In this small-group lesson, mentors lead younger students through a discussion of severe storms and the damage they cause to homes and the food supply, build a two-bottle “tornado” simulation, and review emergency safety preparedness while addressing how to cope with the fear and stress storms can bring.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Develop awareness of severe storms.
- Time required
- 25 minutes
- Materials
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- 2-liter plastic bottles with caps (2 needed)
- ¼-diameter pipe, cut 1 inch long
- food coloring
- Eyedropper
- hole punch or knife
- duct tape
- Precepts
- K. Emotional growth — K1. Cope with life's trials
- Lesson Type
- Small Group
- Key Terms
- storms
- Resources
- None
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Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NS.K-4.1Science as Inquiry