Activity 8:  Weather Phenomena and Safety (GLEs:  10, 12, 60, 61)

CC: The students will name other weather events of which they have previous experience and/or knowledge. The students will use available resources to learn about the causes of lightning and thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes. They will research the National Weather Service warning alert system and the safety measures to be taken in the event of hazardous conditions. The students will make posters and presentations to the class describing the weather event.

Suggested National Weather Service warning alert system websites for the students research:

NOAA Weather Radio

http://www.weather.gov/nwr/

NOAA Emergency Alert System (EAS) Event Codes/

http://www.weather.gov/os/eas_codes.shtml

National Weather Service

http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/eas.html

ALERT system - National Weather Service

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/ahps/AHPS%20Benefits.pdf

Unitedstreaming Videos

http://unitedstreaming.com

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