Windy Weather

 

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Science: Earth & Space Science

• Grade: 1
• Words: 91

When air moves, we call it wind. Wind can be gentle or strong. A strong wind may be part of a storm. Here are facts about wind and four kinds of storms.

A thunderstorm comes with thunder and lightning. It can bring a lot of wind and rain, too.

A hurricane is a storm that begins over water. It brings wind and rain to land.

A blizzard is a snowy storm. It brings a lot of wind and snow.

A tornado is a spinning storm. It carries strong winds across land.

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Comprehension Questions

1.

What kind of storm brings lots of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning? 

1. tornadoes 
2. thunderstorms 
3. blizzards 

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2.

The text describes four different windy storms. How is the wind that is part of storms described? 

1. sharp 
2. strong 
3. gentle 

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3.

A tornado is a spinning storm. It carries strong winds across land. Based on this information, where can tornadoes most likely be found? 

1. large areas of land 
2. outer space 
3. oceans 

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4.

What is “Windy Weather” mainly about? 

1. This text is mainly about storms that are windy. 
2. This text is mainly about wind. 
3. This text is mainly about thunderstorms. 

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5.

What kind of storm brings lots of wind and snow?

The storm that brings lots of wind and snow is 

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6.

What did you learn from "Windy Weather"? 

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7.

Class Discussion Question: Use information from the text to discuss how the storms described in the text are the same and different. 

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8.

Draw a picture of one of the storms mentioned in the text. 

(drawing should be done outside of the website)