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Weather Forecasting & Safety

Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting and how people prepare for and respond to severe weather

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What a learner can do afterwards

  • Explain that weather forecasts help people plan and stay safe
  • Describe how people prepare for at least two types of severe weather (storm, flood, heat wave, blizzard)
  • Ask relevant questions about weather hazards and find answers from appropriate sources

The lesson

A weather forecast tells us what the sky may do. It can say if rain, snow, or big heat is coming. Forecasts help us plan and stay safe.

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First we watch, then we listen, then get ready.
Try it together

A big storm is coming soon. Mia's family packs water, a flashlight, and batteries. They stay inside until the storm passes.

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Try it together

Some days get very hot outside. Leo's family drinks lots of water. They stay in the shade to cool down.

Good to know

If you are not sure about a warning, ask a grown-up. Look for safe answers together.

Forecasts help us get ready so we stay safe.

Watch it

Where it sits

Where this leads

Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.

Then practise

8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.

Weather Forecasting & Safety · Science, ages 5 to 6 · LightMySky