Extreme weather in the United States
Download an editable 3rd grade slideshow about extreme weather: tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards
- Subject
- Science
- Year group
- 3rd Grade
- Curriculum topic
- Extreme weather
- Editable download
- PPTX
About this resource
Built for a clear, classroom-ready lesson.
This complete lesson takes students from identifying tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards to explaining where they happen in the United States and how people stay safe. Step-by-step diagrams show how a tornado and a hurricane form, followed by vocabulary matching, whole-class checks, a safety-steps sequencing task and a writing prompt built around National Weather Service warnings.
Use the deck as supplied or edit the PowerPoint to focus on the severe weather your region actually sees, match your vocabulary or adjust the lesson length. Answer slides are included so teachers can review each activity quickly.
Learning objectives
- Describe tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards and how each one forms.
- Identify where in the United States each type of severe weather happens most often.
- Explain how people prepare for severe weather and stay safe during it.
What’s included
- 25 classroom-ready slides
- Teaching explanations and worked examples
- Fill-the-gap and true-or-false activities
- Quiz questions with answer slides
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