What is Severe Weather?
Learning Target
Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events.
Success Criteria
I know the difference between weather and severe weather.
I can list ways to be prepared for various forms of severe weather.
Questions to Ponder
What does it mean when something is "severe?"
What is the difference between Weather and Severe Weather?
What are some examples of severe weather?
What are the essential items that you would put in a Severe Weather Survival kit?
What is Severe Weather?
A lot of things may come to mind when you hear the term "Severe Weather." What does it mean to you?
How do you prepare for Severe Weather?
Being prepared for severe weather is essential to surviving when severe weather strikes. Regardless of what the weather brings, it is important to have a plan and to be prepared.
How Would You Prepare?
Work with your team to brainstorm the items that you would put in a weather emergency kit.
Discuss other things you would need to consider when severe weather strikes.
Explore
Visit the following site to discover the essential items that everyone should have in their Severe Weather Kit.
Go back to your original list and decide if what you included was appropriate, what you would add, and what you think would be unnecessary.
Use Google Drive to develop a flyer that you could share with your family.
Make a List
Meteorology