Storm Systems (MS-HS)
In this lesson students will define and describe Storm Systems and their properties through
discussion, demonstration, and experimentation.
objectives
To define and reflect on various storm systems and their relationship to climate
To determine conditions necessary for cloud formation
To learn the relationship between pressure and cloud formation
To learn the relationship between temperature and cloud formation
To identify and understand the properties of a tornado
To understand the dangers associated with a tornado
To know the rules and procedures to follow in the event of a tornado
To create a project relating what they have learned about tornadoes
Topic(s)
Weather, climate
type
Middle and high school lesson
7-12
Grade(s):
time needed
6 hours
author
NATURE
national next gen standards
north dakota standards
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8.5.1. Explain how factors (i.e., fronts, winds, air masses, air pressure, humidity, temperature,
location) affect weather
8.5.3. Explain the water cycle
8.5.8. Explain how phenomena on Earth (i.e., day, year, seasons, lunar phases, eclipses, tides)
are related to the position and motion of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
9-10.5.4. Identify the short-term and long-term effects of physical processes (e.g., platE
tectonics, extreme weather phenomenon) on the environment and society
11-12.5.2. Explain how Earth systems are in dynamic equilibrium (e.g., cycling of energy
and matter through the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere)