Abstract

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 determine what may happen when Matthew made landfall. Engaging students in studying their local community and the natural world provides opportunities to for them to help solve real-world problems. In this lesson, inspired by the impending hurricane, we explored severe weather conditions and safety precautions as part of a larger study on weather systems. After completing research on severe weather, students identified the items needed in a severe weather kit and created a public service announcement for their community on what one should do during a severe weather event.

摘要

尽管恶劣的天气可能会严重影响人和环境，但它也提供了独特的机会来向学生传授不同的天气现象以及如何做好准备。当我们的社区正期待着飓风“马修”袭击时，这是学生们成为气象学家并确定当马修登陆时可能发生的事情的绝佳机会。让学生参与研究当地社区和自然世界，为他们提供了解决现实问题的机会。在本课程中，受飓风的影响，我们探索了恶劣的天气条件和安全预防措施，这是对天气系统进行的较大研究的一部分。在完成了恶劣天气的研究后，