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SC Standards: Wind and Severe Weather

  • Kimberly Jones
  • Tuesday, October 20, 2020
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Let’s explore wind and severe weather.

Weather is ever-changing and by the second grade, your student will be studying daily and seasonal weather changes. Some of those daily and seasonal changes can include wind and severe weather. You will explore weather events like damaging winds, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hail, and floods.

The wind is simply air in motion. The wind is measured by speed and direction. Wind speeds below 16 miles per hour are considered normal. While winds exceeding 16 miles per hour, can cause damage and can be considered severe. Severe weather is when the conditions of our atmosphere get dangerous. When this happens, the conditions can cause damage to people and property like cars and homes.

Your student should explore how weather scientists (meteorologists) measure and record these conditions. Watch the local weather forecast with your student. Then, explore how meteorologists predict severe weather and prepare communities with safety measures.

According to the SC Education Oversight Committee, your learner should be able to:

  • Show their knowledge of daily and seasonal weather patterns.
  • Observe local weather data and explain the daily and seasonal weather patterns.
  • Create and use models to explain and compare the effects of wind on objects
  • Describe why some safety measures are necessary during severe weather

Activities & Multimedia:

Grab a few items around the house. Ask an adult to help with a fan or blow dryer. Place the items on the floor and turn on your fan. What moved or stayed still? If you turn the fan up or down does that affect the movement of your objects? If you change the position of the fan how does that affect the movement of the objects? This is just one way to explore the concept of wind.  Learn more by heading over to BrainPOP Jr. where you will find fun activities to help you explore this wind and severe weather even more.

Watch this video and learn about server weather and some safety measures you can take in case they happen.

Do you want to explore other second grades science standards?

Exploring Pushes and Pulls

Books to Read:

Below you will find books that will help you explore the earth science concept of wind and server weather. Want us to pull books for you? Contact us at 803-799-9084 and request to have books sent to your nearest Richland Library location.

How Weather Works

How Weather Works

Birch, Robin.
Published in 2009
"Discusses the forces that cause different weather conditions"--Provided by publisher.
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Watching Weather

Watching Weather

Birch, Robin.
Published in 2009
"Discusses why people watch weather, what they observe, how they collect data, and what that data can tell us"--Provided by publisher.
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Storms

Storms

Busch, Miriam.
Published in 2009
Looks at all the big storms created by Mother Nature run amuk--from lightning and thunder to monsoons, hurricanes, and tornadoes. Features superlatives, jokes, and best of all, the incredible photographs available only from National Geographic.
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All About the Weather

All About the Weather

Close, Edward.
Published in 2014
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Violent Weather

Violent Weather

Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, and Hurricanes
Collins, Andrew.
Published in 2006
Explains the causes of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes, and discusses the damage they cause and how to stay safe when they strike.
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National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weather-pedia

National Geographic Kids Ultimate Weather-pedia

The Most Complete Weather Reference Ever
Drimmer, Stephanie Warren, author.
Published in 2019
Shares in-depth information about weather, including extreme weather, climate change, and animal adaptation behaviors.
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Flood

Flood

Greenlaw, M. Jean.
Published in 2014
"In this book, young readers will learn about floods"--Provided by publisher.
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If You Were a Kid Surviving a Hurricane

If You Were a Kid Surviving a Hurricane

Gregory, Josh.
Published in 2018
If a hurricane was heading toward your home town, what would you do? Readers will enjoy the thrilling story of Carrie and Dan, two friends who find themselves caught in the path of a major hurricane. Along the way, they will learn how hurricanes form, how weather scientists track and study these storms, what people do to protect themselves from wind and flooding, and much more.
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Rain

Rain

Hansen, Grace, author.
Published in 2016
Simple text introduces children to various stages of a rain cycle.
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Wind

Wind

Hansen, Grace, author.
Published in 2016
Where does the wind come from? Why is it important to us? Hansen uses simple text and colorful photographs to teach you about atmospheric pressure, and how winds are created.
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The Big Rivers

The Big Rivers

The Missouri, the Mississippi, and the Ohio
Hiscock, Bruce.
Published in 1997
Describes the conditions that led up to the severe flooding in the Mississippi River Valley in 1993.
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What Are Weather Instruments?

What Are Weather Instruments?

Kampff, Joseph.
Published in 2015
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Hurricane!

Hurricane!

Lakin, Pat.
Published in 2000
A girl and her father prepare their beach cottage for the coming hurricane, which topples their swing tree and washes away their stairs. Includes section of hurricane facts.
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Blizzard

Blizzard

Markovics, Joyce L.
Published in 2014
"In this book, young readers will learn about blizzards"--Provided by publisher.
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Clouds

Clouds

Mayer, Cassie.
Published in 2007
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Wind

Wind

Mayer, Cassie.
Published in 2007
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The Weather Disaster

The Weather Disaster

McElligott, Matthew.
Published in 2016
"In the second book of the series, Dr. Cosmic's class of clever monsters must face down blizzards, thunderstorms, floods, and tornadoes, in this perfect blend of adventure and exploration"-- Provided by publisher.
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Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

Twisters and Other Terrible Storms

A Nonfiction Companion to Twister on Tuesday
Osborne, Will.
Published in 2003
Describes the changing nature of weather and how meteorologists predict and study such storms as tornadoes, hurricanes, and blizzards.
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Hurricane

Hurricane

Rudolph, Jessica.
Published in 2014
"In this book, young readers will learn about hurricanes"--Provided by publisher.
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What Makes a Blizzard?

What Makes a Blizzard?

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner, author.
Published in 2018
All blizzards are snowstorms, but not all snowstorms are blizzards! What is the difference? Read and find out this and more!
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