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What is a flood? Introduction to Flooding Many of us have this idea that floods (or flooding) is simply, too much water around your house. People think that can be fun. Wrong. Flooding is extremely dangerous and has the potential to wipe away an entire city, coastline or area, and cause extensive damage to life and property. What is a flood? It is a natural event or occurrence where a piece of land (or area) that is usually dry land, suddenly gets submerged under water. When floods happen in an area that people live, the water carries along objects like houses, bridges, cars, furniture and even people. Floods occur at irregular intervals and vary in size, duration and the affected area. It is important to note that water naturally flows from high areas to low lying areas. In this lesson, we shall see more about what causes flooding, the types of flooding, some effects of floods and what we can do before, during and after floods occur.
Curious Little Apps :: The best educational iPad apps for kids Overview A six year old boy and his meteorologist dad set out to produce an app that would appeal to young children and have educational value. They succeeded and created this fantastic app that teaches children about weather. This practical app allows children and adults to keep track of weather forecasts around the world and look at an avatar who dresses accordingly. Ultimately children are encouraged to use this app alongside a parent as an everyday tool for dressing appropriately and looking at trends in the weather. Children and adults read facts about the weather, check the weather in places all over the world, look at weather appropriate clothing, view the temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius and graph their findings to compare their results. Learning outcome Ultimately this app aims to teach children about weather by giving them current real life information that can be related to their own lives. Usability More info This app encourages children to: Fun factor Negatives
What is an Earthquake Introduction to Earthquakes & Tsunamis Turn on the TV or read the newspapers and almost always there is something devastating happening somewhere as a result of sheer nature's power. Examples of such natural occurrences are hurricanes, tornados, wildfires, volcanic eruptions, flooding, earthquakes and tsunamis. These are usually not caused directly by humans, but their effects live with us for a long time. In this lesson we shall look at one of such natural occurrences...earthquakes! What is an Earthquake? Simply, earthquakes are the rumblings, shaking or rolling of the earth's surface. Earthquakes come in many forms. Foreshocks, Mainshocks and Aftershocks: Sometimes, there are smaller shocks that occur before (foreshock) and after (aftershock) a main earthquake (mainshock). Earthquakes are also called temblors. It is important to understand the earth’s makeup to help understand earthquakes better. The Mantle is semi-molten rock, also called magma.
The Thunderstorm Natural Disasters 1. Most natural disasters are caused by weather. Weather disasters can be caused by hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, tsunamis, thunderstorms, wind storms, wildfires, avalanches, and blizzards. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A House of Seasons Information on wildfires for young people Out of the many natural disasters we have, wild fires would be one that is very common, very difficult to fight, and maybe the most dangerous. What is a fire? Simple, it is the visible part of a combustion. A combustion is a chemical reaction of three things: Heat, fuel and Oxygen. This is simply a gas found in air. Fuel: Fuel is any kind of combustible material. Heat: Heat is thermal energy.
Frost Experiment | We Made That If you live someplace where the temperatures drop below freezing then you are familiar with Frost. We have left for school on many a morning and have seen the grass covered in a white shiny frost. With my oldest daughter being six and my youngest three, you can imagine that I have been asked on several occasions “MOM WHAT’S THAT!” This experiment is very easy and only takes a few minutes for the frost to form. What is happening with this experiment? Check out our other EXPERIMENTS and visit our SCIENCE Pintrest board for more Fun Science! Supplies Tin Can Ice Salt (rock salt or sea salt work better than table salt) Directions Put ice in your can then pour some salt in (the salt will speed up the experiment) After a few minutes you will see the Frost forming on the outside of the can Let the kids touch the Frost and see that it is like ice, that it is cold, and wet.
Overview - GLOBE.gov Overview Elementary GLOBE is designed to introduce primary (K-4) students to the study of Earth System Science. The complete instructional unit includes: Science-based storybooks designed to introduce students to key concepts in water, soil, clouds, seasons, aerosols, and Earth system studies. GLOBE makes every effort to provide translations of our materials in the 6 official U.N. languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish). Elementary GLOBE Kit and Storybook Set are available for purchase below Elementary GLOBE Kit Elementary GLOBE is designed to introduce students of grades K-4 to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). Storybook Set These Storybook Sets are comprised of five modules that address ESS and interrelated subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology and soils. Elementary GLOBE CD This CD-ROM contains the complete Set of Storybooks.
OKSci Framework [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Kindergarten Weather K-ESS2-1 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. K-ESS3-2 Students who demonstrate understanding can: Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather. By making observations about what the weather is like, patterns in local weather can be observed. Making observations about local weather can lead to questions about weather forecasting and how it helps keep people safe. Introduction to the OKSci Framework Return to Kindergarten Introduction Return to Kindergarten Bundles • Students can gather evidence that weather is a combination of sunlight, wind, snow or rain, and temperature in a certain place. • Students can construct explanations that describe changes in the weather they observe. • Students can make observations about weather and describe patterns associated with weather over time. protect communities.