Boom! Crash! What's That Noise??

Boom! Crash! What's That Noise? By Erin Horner

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¹     It was pouring outside! The rain was pounding the rooftop. Matt peeked through his blankets and saw a bright flash outside. Then, he closed his eyes and tried to sleep. Suddenly he heard a huge boom! What was that noise? Had a tree fallen? Was the roof breaking? Was someone bowling up in the clouds? No, it was just a clap of thunder.
 ²     The bright light that Matt saw was lightning. The loud boom that he heard was thunder. Thunder and lightning go hand-in-hand. You can't have thunder without lightning. Lightning is very hot. When a bolt flashes in the sky, it makes the air explode. Thunder is the sound from the exploding air.
 ³     We always see lightning before we hear thunder. This is because light travels really fast. Sound travels more slowly. When you see a bolt of lightning, start counting. When you hear a clap of thunder, stop. This will show you how far away the lightning is. If you hear thunder five seconds after you see lightning, then the lightning is one mile away. If you hear the thunder ten seconds after the big flash, then the lightning is two miles away. Sometimes if lightning is very far away, we can see it. But we may not always hear thunder.
 ⁴     Thunder is very loud, but it is not dangerous. It might rattle your windows. It might even rattle your nerves! But it will not hurt you. Lightning can hurt you, though. The next time you see a flash of lightning, get ready! A big boom from the exploding air will soon follow.

Task1    2nd M.P. - Assignment 3
 Click on this FORM and answer questions about the story!

Task 2  2nd M.P. - Assignment  4

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Use the following vocabulary words to create a poem about Thunderstorms.

Make up a funny poem.

Vocabulary: bolt, pounding, bowling, seconds, travels, outside, rooftop, follow, rain, through, flash, mile, dangerous, thunder, huge, sound

Click on this FORM to enter your poem

Dear Parents,

I'd like to take this time to wish you all a blessed holiday, and may you find all your celebrations joyful and happy!  Take time to relax!  Thanks again for the opportunity of working with you and your children!
Linda Silverberg

Ten Things I Know About Clouds!

2nd M.P. - Assignment 2

Let's think about things we've learned so far about clouds.  You also will be asked to write one thing you would like to change about clouds.  You will be getting a handout to complete. 
Thanks.

Clouds Poem

2nd M.P. - Assignment 1 

A while back, an assignment was given out to ALL second graders to create an acrostic cloud poem.  An acrostic poem uses the letters in a topic word to begin each line. All lines of the poem should relate to or describe the poem.

Here is the link to get a copy of the poem.  You can print it out, or your child can write on any paper you have at home and bring it to class.  Be sure child's full name and class is on all work submitted to me.  Thanks kindly.

Clouds Poem

Ms. Laris' Class 2-211

Students were given a map to fill in missing states.  Please use this site for complete your map!

STATES

Hurricanes and Thunderstorms

2-211, 2-209 & 2-210

You will be viewing part of a video of hurricanes and thunderstorms.

THINK ABOUT IT!  What causes winds to blow?

Also, today you will learn about Wallwisher.com

Go to tiny.cc/wallwisher1 (type in the web address (URL) bar)

2-211

2-209

2-210

What's a Hurricane?

What's a Hurricane? By Cindy Grigg

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¹     A hurricane is a very strong storm. These storms usually start over the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics. The tropics are around the equator. Hurricanes only form in the summer and early fall months. They need a lot of warm, moist air to form. Hurricanes start at a place over the ocean where there's low air pressure. Most hurricanes start over the Atlantic Ocean. Because the pressure is low, the air rises. Cooler air from outside this low pressure spot rushes in to take its place. The moving air begins to spin like a tornado. The center of the hurricane is a calm part called the eye. The winds spin around this eye. The eye wall is near the eye. The eye wall is where the winds are strongest. These winds can be faster than 200 miles per hour! As long as the hurricane stays over warm water it will keep growing stronger. The winds pick up more warm, moist air over the ocean, feeding the storm. This drives the winds even faster. When a hurricane passes over land or cooler water, it starts to lose energy. Still, hurricanes can do a lot of damage. They are very powerful storms!

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What's a Hurricane?

1.   Where do most hurricanes start?	2.   What is at the center of a hurricane?
3.   When do hurricanes form?	4.   What happens when a hurricane passes over cool water?
5.   The fastest winds of a hurricane are ______.