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A C t i v i t y! While there are some places on this planet where the weather doesn’t change much from day to day, in other places, not only does the weather vary from one day to the next, but it can even change dramatically in the course of 24 hours! Let’s take a closer look at the different types of weather.
Weather
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in st ruC tors pAge What type of Weather A m i? 1. Hurricane 2. Rainbow 3. Hail 4. Cloud 5. Fog 6. Lightning 7. Tornado 8. El NiĂąo 9. Wind 10. Sun
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Lightning
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Read the clues below, then fill-in-the-blanks with the correct Weather word.
1. I am a destructive weather system that brings very strong winds and rain. I’m a ________________________ . 2. I’m often seen after a storm or in the spray coming from waves and waterfalls, my multicolored bands of color are a sight to behold. I’m a __________________________ . 3. I’m a frozen ball of ice formed in cold storm clouds, then plummet down to Earth. I’m __________________________ .
Fog
4. I’m a large collection of water droplets or ice crystals in the sky that form when air cools and water vapor turns to liquid. I’m a _________ . 5. I form when cold air is trapped beneath a warm air mass, then disappear when things heat up. I’m ___________________________________ . 6. I’m a sudden burst for electricity from the clouds.
I’m _______________________ .
7. I love to create chaos and destruction with my high wind speeds, and twisting tube of air. I’m a ________________________ . 8. I’m a “tropical terror” that breezes in around Christmastime to upset the normal interaction of the ocean and atmosphere. I’m __________________ . 9. I sure do get things moving, when I huff, and I puff, and I move air masses around. I’m ___________________________ . 10. I’m the center of the solar system, the brightest thing in the sky, and provide energy to drive climate, weather, and life on Earth. I’m a __________________ . Like us on Facebook for trivia, giveaways, and contests.
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fiCt ionA l 5-dAy foreCAst
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! y t i v i t C A Normally, you barely feel the weight of the air from day to day, but this following group of characters shows you exactly the punch the Atmosphere can pull when it’s stirred up.
Weather
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in st ruC tors pAge fiCtionAl 5-dAy foreCAst Day 1
Tornado
Day 2
Drought
Day 3
Flood
Day 4
Thunderstorm
Day 5
Rainbow
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Snow
fiCtionAl 5-dAy foreCAst Read the forecasts below. Then guess the weather phenomenon that is about to take place.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3 hurricane
deforestation, erosion, beginning of desertification
Day 4
Day 5
thunderstorms light, followed by a shock wave
quickly, and replaced with multicolored bands and smiles
Sun
Day 1
________________________
Day 4
________________________
Day 2
________________________
Day 5
________________________
Day 3
________________________
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fA ir W eAt he r f ri en d s
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A C t i v i t y! This weather of ours is changing. There are things happening with the world’s climates right now, and the Extreme Weather crew is trying to get more of a look-in. You need to get to know these guys and their fair-weather friends.
Weather
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Hail
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fAir-WeAt her frien ds Choose a Weather Word then draw the Basher character that matches the word or . . . create your own! B onus do a combination of both.
WeAther Words Thunderstorm | Hurricane | Flood | Seasons Frost | Rainbow | Snow | Jet Stream | El NiĂąo Monsoon
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BIOLOGY Life As We Know It! PB 978-0-7534-6253-9 POB 978-0-7534-6622-3
EXTREME BIOLOGY It’s Life - But not as we know it PB 978-0-7534-7050-3 POB 978-0-7534-7051-0
EXTREME PHYSICS Take a quantum leap . . . to the edge of science PB 978-0-7534-6956-9 POB 978-0-7534-6969-9
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CHEMISTRY Getting a Big Reaction! PB 978-0-7534-6413-7 POB 978-0-7534-6615-5
ROCKS AND MINERALS A Gem of a Book! PB 978-0-7534-6314-7 POB 978-0-7534-6614-8
HUMAN BODY! A Book With Guts! PB 978-0-7534-6501-1 POB 978-0-7534-6628-5
GRAMMAR The Bill of Writes
CREATIVE WRITING The Plot Thickens
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DINOSAURS The Bare Bones
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MUSIC Hit the Right Note PB 978-0-7534-6595-0 POB 978-0-7534-6629-2
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PUNCTUATION The Write Stuff PB 978-0-7534-6420-5
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