Severe Weather Storms 1st & 2nd Grade Science Unit Lessons Activities Experiment

☔ This severe weather and storms science unit for 1st and 2nd is packed with interactive activities, worksheets, and printables that are perfect for learning about hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, and thunderstorms. It contains video links, a mini book, experiments, activities, a review sheet, a quiz, and so much more! This severe weather and storms unit is a one-stop shop for everything you need to turn your students into budding meteorologists.

✨ This resource includes resources in both printable PDF and Google Slides formats.

What's Included?

1. Video Resources and Teacher Aid: Kickstart your unit with an original MagiCore video to introduce key concepts and vocabulary. Also includes captivating video links, complete with a teacher guide to help you explain complex concepts in a kid-friendly way.
2. Reading Comprehension Passage and Questions: Reinforces key concepts and vocabulary.
3. Vocabulary Cards: Equip students with the language of meteorology, perfect for science discussions and literacy integration.
4. Brainstorm Blocks: A creative way for students to jot down their initial thoughts and questions about weather, encouraging inquiry-based learning.
5. Weather Watch: Students become weather reporters as they track and observe weather patterns, learning to make predictions and observations like real scientists.
6. Severe Weather Mini Book: A reader-friendly mini-book filled with fun facts, illustrations, and information on different types of severe weather like tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.
7. Severe Weather Safety Tip Book: A practical guide teaching kids essential safety tips to remember during severe weather conditions.
8. Stormy Story Writing Tasks: Creative writing prompts that inspire students to write their own weather-related stories, boosting their narrative writing skills.
9. Severe Weather Safety Plan: Students create their own action plan in case severe weather hits.
10. Severe Weather Reader's Theatre: Three original scripts for students to perform in small groups.
11. Tornado In a Bottle Experiment: A hands-on science experiment that safely brings the power of a tornado into your classroom, complete with step-by-step instructions and observation worksheets.
12. Making Lightning Experiment: A jaw-dropping experiment that lets students create 'lightning' while learning about electricity and weather phenomena.
13. Comparison Reviews: Students compare and contrast different types of severe weather, enhancing their critical thinking and writing skills.
14. Quiz: Assess your students' understanding of severe weather with this quick but comprehensive quiz.

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☀ Weather Unit Bundle

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