Weather Science Lesson: May 21, 2024
Today you will learn about thunderstorms and hail! I know that you are often scared of thunderstorms, Ellie, but hopefully it will help you not be afraid the more you know about what happens when it storms.
Assignment:
1. Watch this video about thunderstorms:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=fEiVi9TB_RQ
2. Read the info page on “Thunder and Lightning” (pg. 1) The large print version can be found after this assignment page.
3. Answer the questions about thunder and lightning (pg. 2).
4. Watch this video on hail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=3qB4NMd3Dxc
5. Now it’s time for a “Thunderstorm Experiment”! First, record your hypothesis (pg 3). A hypothesis is what you think is going to happen in your experiment. You make your hypothesis BEFORE you do the actual experiment. Once you’ve recorded your hypothesis, you can go ahead and do the experiment. Just follow the instructions on pages 4 and 5. There are blue ice cubes in the ice trays in the freezer. The rest of the supplies are on the table. When you’re finished with your experiment, finish filling out your answers to page 3 (Procedure is what you did to perform the experiment, and an Observation is what you saw happening during the experiment).
6. If you have time, you can cut out more of the numbers and put up the temperature and forecast on the board.
Thunder and Lightning
Thunderstorms form inside cumulonimbus clouds. Whenever you hear thunder, lightning will follow behind.
Lightning is an electrical current. It forms inside of clouds when frozen raindrops inside the cloud begin to bump together.
Lightning can be very dangerous and even deadly to humans if they are struck by it.
If you’re outside and you hear thunder or see lightning, there are two places you can go to stay safe.
First, it’s important to get inside a building as soon as possible.
Another place you can go to stay safe from lightning is inside a car or van.
Thunder is the sound that occurs when lightning is leaving the cloud.
We can see lightning before we hear thunder because light travels faster than sound.
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