On this Science Sunday, we will learn about severe weather and natural disasters!
Read About It
Severe Weather 101: https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/
How Weather Works: https://scied.ucar.edu/weather
Effects of Extreme Weather: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/earth/weather/effects-extreme-weather/
Tornadoes:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Tornadoes: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/tornadoes
- National Geographic Kids: Tornado Facts: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/tornado-facts/
- Chasing Tornadoes (Video available in English and Spanish) https://cptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.chasing/chasing-tornadoes/
Tsunamis:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Tsunamis: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/ocean-coasts/tsunamis
- National Geographic Kids: Tsunami Facts: https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/tsunamis/
Hurricanes:
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Hurricanes: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/weather-atmosphere/hurricanes
- How Do Hurricanes Form? https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/
- How Does a Hurricane Form? https://scijinks.gov/hurricane/
Floods
- What Can Cause Severe Flooding? https://scijinks.gov/colorado-flooding/
- National Geographic Kids: What Causes Flooding? https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/geography/physical-geography/causes-of-floods/
El Nino/La Nina
Volcanic Eruptions
- Fun Volcano Facts: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/earth/volcano.html
- NASA What is a Volcano? https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/volcanoes2/en/
- TIME for Kids: What Are Volcanoes? https://www.timeforkids.com/g56/volcanoes/
Earthquakes
- U.S. Geological Survey: Earthquakes for Kids: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
- FindOut! Earthquakes: https://www.dkfindout.com/us/earth/earthquakes/
Blizzards
- Mr. Nussbaum Weather Events – Blizzards: https://mrnussbaum.com/blizzards-weather-events
- Science News for Students – The Many Faces of Snowstorms: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/many-different-snowstorms-science-weather
Wildfires
- Smokey for Kids https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids
- Weather Whiz Kids – Wildfires: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wildfire.htm
Watch, Listen & Learn
- National Geographic Kids Volcano videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtkys3-T-Y8
- Earthquakes & Tsunamis for Kids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-v-G1iL67w
- National Geographic Kids Blizzards videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H55Os1kRUCI
- National Geographic Kids Talk About Tornadoes videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmONWtpzRq4
- Weather Videos: https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/videos?field_learning_zone_category_tid=2
- Video of Hurricane Katrina as it looked from space: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/#/review/hurricanes/hurricane-katrina.mp4
- High tech weather satellites, simulators, and more: https://scijinks.gov/menu/media/
- Zooming in on Future Hurricanes (National Center for Atmospheric Research): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FtWesDME0o&list=PLKOf8qv7lwLb7hA_VKDWwfv-wCtiI7c8L&index=4&t=0s
- Not Your Average Aircraft: A Mobile Laboratory for Weather Research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8vsFR_KlYg&list=PLKOf8qv7lwLb7hA_VKDWwfv-wCtiI7c8L&index=10
- Earthquake Animations: https://www.usgs.gov/natural-hazards/earthquake-hazards/science/earthquake-animations?qt-science_center_objects=7#qt-science_center_objects
Play & Learn
Experiments
- Tornado in a Bottle: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/makeatornado.html
- Make a Crystal Snowflake: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/snowflake.html
- Earthquake Waves: https://www.kids-earth-science.com/elementary-science-experiment.html
- Jell-O Earthquake: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_natdis_lesson03_activity1
- Mini-Landslide: https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_natdis_lesson05_activity1
- Vinegar Volcano: https://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/vinegarvolcano.html
- Hurricane Strength and Water Depth-Wind Speed: https://sciencing.com/hurricane-experiments-kids-8615478.html
- El Nino Wind-Driven Currents: https://www.noaa.gov/education/resource-collections/special-topics/hands-on-science-activities/ocean-motion-wind-driven-currents
- Create a Portable Cloud, Twister in a Jar, Make It Rain: http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/activities.html
Games
- SciJinks (including Tornado Simulator, Hurricane Hero, Make Lightning with ZAP!, and more!) https://scijinks.gov/menu/games/
- Weather Word Cross: https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/weather-words/en/
- Wild Weather Adventure, Whirlwind Disaster, Slyder: The Art of Weather: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/menu/play/
- Weather Games and Simulations: https://scied.ucar.edu/games?field_learning_zone_category_tid=2
Fun Activities
- Weather.gov Word searches, connect the dots, coloring and more! https://www.weather.gov/media/hun/outreach/kids/color_book/Coloring_book_interior.pdf
- Owlie Skywarn’s Weather Book (from American Red Cross & FEMA): info, puzzles, quizzes, fill-in-the-blanks https://www.weather.gov/media/owlie/Owlie11.pdf
- The bad weather joke machine: https://scijinks.gov/joke/
- FEMA Disaster-Preparedness Activity Books:
- https://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/1529697264473-a5db8ca59fe98c307545e5fbe5aba460/FEMA_PrepareWithPedro_508.pdf
- https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/color.pdf
- Severe Weather Coloring Pages: https://coloringpagesonly.com/pages/a-severe-weather