Module 12: Weather Extremes- Science 3 - Course Guide
Module Overview:
In this module, students will learn to identify and describe extreme winter weather conditions, describe hurricanes and tornadoes, determine the causes of flooding and landslides, and apply the engineering design process to design a solution to a weather problem.
Module Materials:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Material(s) |
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| 1 | Winter Storms | None |
| 2 | Thunderstorms |
water jar with a lid dish soap (1 tsp) vinegar (1 tsp) glitter (optional) food coloring (red, blue) plastic container (size of a shoebox) ice tray crayons (red, blue) |
| 3 | Flooding and Landslides |
dirt mixed with rocks water watering can plastic tub (optional) ice cubes (optional) |
| 4 | Project: Problems with Floods |
watering can water dirt (optional) rocks (optional) leaves (optional) |
Module Objectives:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Objective(s) |
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| 1 | Winter Storms |
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| 2 | Thunderstorms |
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| 3 | Flooding and Landslides |
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| 4 | Project: Problems with Floods |
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Module Key Words:
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extreme weather blizzard winter storm hurricane tornado flood landslide engineering design process weather hazard |
Module Assignments:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Page # | Assignment Title |
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| 1 | Winter Storms | 6 | Blizzard Assignment |
| 2 | Thunderstorms | 6 | Model Hurricanes and Tornadoes Assignment |
| 3 | Flooding and Landslides | 6 | Causes of Floods and Landslides Assignment |
| 4 | Project: Problems with Floods | 2 | Problems with Floods Project |
Learning Coach Notes:
| Lesson # | Lesson Title | Notes |
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| 1 | Winter Storms | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how a winter storm can become a hazard. |
| 2 | Thunderstorms | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how thunderstorms can become severe weather. |
| 3 | Flooding and Landslides | After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain what causes floods and landslides. |
| 4 | Project: Problems with Floods | Before your student begins their project have them review the directions and make sure they understand what they are supposed to do. When they are done have them double-check the directions to make sure they completed all required tasks. |
Module Guiding Questions:
When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.
| Lesson Title | Question |
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| Winter Storms |
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| Thunderstorms |
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| Flooding and Landslides |
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| Project: Problems with Floods |
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Module Video Questions:
When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.
| Lesson Title | Video | Question |
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Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:
Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:
- What is the main idea?
- What are three things new you learned?
- How does this book relate to what you are learning about?
| # | Book | Author | Lexile Level |
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| 1 | Tornadoes | Gail Gibbons | |
| 2 | The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane | Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen | |
| 3 | The Magic School Bus Weathers the Storm | Kristin Earhart | |
| 4 | The Magic School Bus Kicks Up A Storm: A Book About Weather | Nancy White and Art Ruiz | |
| 5 | Hurricanes | Gail Gibbons |
Module Outing:
Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.
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