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Pecha, Hannah; Scott, Catherine – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2020
Although severe weather has the potential to significantly impact people and the environment, it also presents unique opportunities to teach students about different weather phenomena and how to prepare. When our community was anticipating the hit of Hurricane Matthew, this was a great opportunity for students to become meteorologists and…
Descriptors: Weather, Science Activities, Elementary School Students, Natural Disasters
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Stalker, Sarah L.; Cullen, Theresa A.; Kloesel, Kevin – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2015
Within the past 10 years severe weather has been responsible for an annual average of 278 fatalities in the United States (National Weather Service, 2013). During severe weather special populations are populations of high concentrations of people that cannot respond quickly. Schools show both of these characteristics. The average lead time for…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Emergency Programs, Weather, Science Activities