Severe Weather Presentation Project

Read through the following slides to get a better idea of what you should

include in your presentation!

Part I: How different types of severe weather form

• You must describe how the following types of severe weather form:– Hurricanes (1 slide)– Tornadoes (1 slide)

• Then, you can choose one of the following types of severe weather to describe what causes them:– Severe Thunderstorms– Tsunamis– Earthquakes– Other ___________________

(1 slide)

How a Hurricane Forms

How a Tornado Forms

How “Your Choice” Forms/is Caused

Part II: Unique characteristics of different types of severe weather

• You must describe at least 3 unique characteristics of the following types of severe weather:– Hurricanes (1 slide)– Tornadoes (1 slide)

• Then, you can choose one of the following types of severe weather to describe their unique characteristics:– Severe Thunderstorms– Tsunamis – Earthquakes– Other _____________________

(1 slide)

3 unique characteristics of a Hurricane

3 unique characteristics of a Tornado

3 unique characteristics of “Your Choice”

Part III: Weather Safety

• You must describe safety tips people use to stay safe during the following types of severe weather:– Hurricanes (1 slide)– Tornadoes (1 slide)

• Then, you can choose one of the following and describe what safety tips to share:– Severe Thunderstorms– Tsunamis– Earthquakes– Other ______________________

(1 slide)

How to stay safe during a Hurricane

How to stay safe during a Tornado

How to stay safe during “Your Choice”

Part IV: News article analysis of an actual severe weather event

• Pick one of the news articles on my Quia profile and summarize the article to share how people have been affected by real severe weather events! (1 slide)– News article about 2005 Tsunami– An Earthquake shakes Haiti– Strong Earthquake shakes Chile– News article about how hurricanes form– News article about past hurricanes