Climate and Weather
 Lesson
5
Severe Weather and Forecasting Tools
In the final Climate and Weather lesson,
students live the life of a storm chaser vicariously.
Then, they wrap up the unit by studying weather instruments
and making their own hair hygrometer.
Student Objectives
- Describing safety precautions that can be taken
in the event of severe weather
- Describing atmospheric conditions that are favorable
to tornado, thunderstorm and hurricane formation
- Identifying basic weather instruments and explaining
the principles behind how they work
- Analyzing 3-, 5- and 7- day forecasts
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