Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms · Bonus: Pick 4 words and write a synonym for each....

Hurricanes: Earth’s Mightiest Storms

Unit 3, Lesson 11

Created by Anna Hulsey


Vocabulary Activities

Unit 3, Lesson 11 Created by Anna Hulsey

rapidly

condense

source

whirling

rage

experience

ancient

rotating

registered

predict

Name:_____________

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Vocabulary ABC Order Directions: Sort the vocabulary cards into ABC order then record your results on this page.

Bonus: Pick 4 words and write a synonym for each.

Vocabulary Word Synonym

whirling rapidly

condense source rotating

rage experience

ancient predict

registered

Name:_____________

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Vocabulary ABC Order Directions: Sort the vocabulary cards into ABC order then record your results on this page.

Bonus: Pick 4 words and write a synonym for each.

Vocabulary Word Synonym

ancient

condense

experience

predict

rage

rapidly

registered

whirling

rotating

source

whirling rapidly

condense source rotating

rage experience

ancient predict

registered

Name:______________

Vocabulary Sentences Directions: Pick 5 vocabulary words and use them in

complete sentences.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

whirling rapidly condense source

rotating rage experience ancient

predict registered

Vocabulary Match Directions: Match each vocabulary word to its definition.

Name:____________

A. rage B. ancient C. registered D. whirling E. condense

F. experience G. predict H. rapidly I. source J. rotating

Vocabulary Draw Directions: Pick 2 vocab. words and draw them in the space below.

Word: ________ Word: ________

1. _____ to form tiny droplets of water 2. _____ to have recorded information 3. _____ turning or spinning 4. _____ spinning very quickly 5. _____ to see/feel the effects of something 6. _____ to act in a violent way 7. _____ quickly 8. _____ to say that something will happen 9. _____ the place something comes from 10. _____ very old

Vocabulary Match Directions: Match each vocabulary word to its definition.

Name:____________

A. rage B. ancient C. registered D. whirling E. condense

F. experience G. predict H. rapidly I. source J. rotating

Vocabulary Draw Directions: Pick 2 vocab. words and draw them in the space below.

Word: ________ Word: ________

1. _____ to form tiny droplets of water 2. _____ to have recorded information 3. _____ turning or spinning 4. _____ spinning very quickly 5. _____ to see/feel the effects of something 6. _____ to act in a violent way 7. _____ quickly 8. _____ to say that something will happen 9. _____ the place something comes from 10. _____ very old

H

F

G

B

D

I

J

E

A

C

Name:___________

WORD

PICTURE DEFINITION

SYNONYMS

ANTONYMS

SENTENCE

Vocabulary 4-Square


Decoding Activities


A word made up of two or more shorter words.

Examples: somebody

nearby homesick

Compound Word

Directions Put together 2 puzzle pieces to form a new compound word. Each piece should match up

to another piece to create a new word. (12

words altogether) Record your new words on the page

provided.

air port

flash light

class mate

hair cut

drive way

mail box

fire place

any thing

good bye

tooth brush

home sick

fore head

Name: ______________

Directions: Pick two of the puzzle compound words and illustrate them below. Next, list all 12 of the compound words you made in the box at

the bottom.

Compound Word: ____________

The Compound Words I Made:


Name: ______________

Directions: Pick two of the puzzle compound words and illustrate them below. Next, list all 12 of the compound words you made in the box at

the bottom.


The Compound Words I Made:


driveway mailbox fireplace

anything goodbye toothbrush

homesick forehead airport

flashlight classmate haircut

Name: ______________

Compound Word Hunt Look inside a picture book, chapter book, or classroom

textbook for compound words. As you read, write them

down in the boxes below.

Name: _____________

Directions: Pick5 compound words and write a story about an extreme weather experience.

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Spelling Activities


Spelling Lesson 11 somebody fireplace nearby

toothbrush homesick

make-believe anything all right goodbye forehead

Challenge Words field trip

absent-minded life jacket

skyscraper nevertheless

classmate flashlight haircut

twenty-two driveway

alarm clock baby-sit airport forever mailbox

Review Words birthday anyone

everything without

sometimes

somebody

anything

driveway

alarm clock

baby-sit

airport

forever

make-believe

twenty-two

fireplace

nearby

toothbrush

homesick

mailbox

haircut

all right

goodbye

forehead

Name:_____________

Directions: Write each spelling word 3 times. Use your best handwriting.

classmate

flashlight

CHALLENGE WORDS

field trip

absent-minded

life jacket

skyscraper

nevertheless

REVIEW WORDS

birthday

anyone

everything

without

sometimes

Name:__________

Directions: Write each spelling word 3 times. Use your best handwriting.

Directions: Write a story using at least 9 spelling words.

Name: _____________

Name:______________

Directions: Write 12 sentences correctly using a spelling word.

WORD SENTENCE

Directions: Create a word search using as many of your spelling words as you can. List the words below.

Name:______________

somebody

anything

driveway

alarm clock

baby-sit

airport

forever

make-believe

twenty-two

fireplace

Name:____________

Directions: Use the scrabble key to calculate the value

of each word.

nearby

toothbrush

homesick

mailbox

haircut

all right

goodbye

forehead

classmate

flashlight

Name:____________

Directions: Sort the spelling words based their spelling patterns.

Word Box

somebody anything driveway alarm clock baby-sit

airport forever make-believe twenty-two fireplace

nearby toothbrush homesick mailbox haircut

all right goodbye forehead classmate flashlight

One Word

Two Words Joined with Hyphen

Two Separate Words


Text & Graphic Features


Text Features part of a text

such as titles,

headings, and special styles

of type.

Title

bold print

italic print

Graphic Features photos or drawings

(diagrams, maps, charts, etc.) that add details and

stand for ideas in the text.

cloud

rain

Name:____________

Text & Graphic Features Scavenger Hunt

Text Feature Page Found How does it help you understand the text?

title

heading

print styles (bold, italic)

caption

illustration

diagram

graph

chart

map

photo

Name:____________

Hurricanes: Fact Swap I can write 3 facts I learned from the story...

Now I will find another person and tell them one of my facts. I will write down one of their facts below (that I don’t have

above). I will then find another partner until I have 6 new facts!

Name:____________ Book Title/Author Main Idea

Facts I learned...

Text Features Used...


Story Questions


Name: _____________

1. What words does the author use to make hurricanes sound like living things? ___________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Where and when do hurricanes begin? _______________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How does a hurricane develop? _____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. What kinds of text features can you find on pg. 323? Why do you think the author put them here? __________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. What is the eye of a hurricane? ____________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Why does the author provide two different views of a hurricane on pg. 324? _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. What is the purpose in showing us different types of weather instruments? ____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. Why is a hygrometer an important weather instrument? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. Why do planes fly into hurricanes to take measurements? _________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

10. How are weather satellite views of hurricanes different from that of planes? ______________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

11. How do scientists use computers in hurricane tracking? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

12. What does a shrinking eye mean? ___________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

13. Find another graphic feature in the story. What page is it on, and why do you think the author used it there? _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________

14. The author calls hurricanes “earth’s mightiest storms”. Do you agree? Why or why not? ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: _____________

1. What words does the author use to make hurricanes sound like living things? The author uses words like “they are born” and “feeding on warm, most air” to make hurricanes sound alive.

2. Where and when do hurricanes begin? They begin in warm tropical oceans during times of low pressure.

3. How does a hurricane develop? First, warm moist air rises rapidly and cools. The cooling causes moisture to form into clouds. This condensing gives off energy to power the storm.

4. What kinds of text features can you find on pg. 323? Why do you think the author put them here? I found a diagram with labels. I think the author used it here so we can see how a hurricane forms.

5. What is the eye of a hurricane? The eye is the area of low pressure in the middle of the storm. It is a hole in the middle of the storm where everything is calm.

6. Why does the author provide two different views of a hurricane on pg. 324? The author gives us 2 different views so we can see what happens inside a hurricane, and we can also see what a hurricane looks like from a birds eye view.

7. What is the purpose in showing us different types of weather instruments? The purpose is to teach us about different types of instruments that scientists use. Plus it helps us see what the instruments look like.

8. Why is a hygrometer an important weather instrument? A hygrometer is important because it tells how much moisture is in the air. It helps predict when it will rain.

9. Why do planes fly into hurricanes to take measurements? Planes fly into hurricanes to measure how strong the hurricanes are and may become.

10. How are weather satellite views of hurricanes different from that of planes? Weather satellites can see the big picture of the entire hurricane. Planes can only view the inside of a hurricane.

11. How do scientists use computers in hurricane tracking? Scientists use computers to track the hurricane path. They can also compare it to previous hurricanes to predict the strength and path of the new hurricane.

12. What does a shrinking eye mean? A shrinking eye means the hurricane is getting bigger.

13. Find another graphic feature in the story. What page is it on, and why do you think the author used it there? Answers may vary. _____________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

14. The author calls hurricanes “earth’s mightiest storms”. Do you agree? Why or why not? Answers may vary. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Suffix Activities


Suffixes an affix added to the end of a base word or root word that

changes the meaning of the word

-ful full of

-less without

-ness -ment

state; condition

Directions Sort each word card

according to its suffix. Record your results on the page

provided. If you have time, complete

the extra pages.

-ful

-less

-ness

-ment

careful thankful useful

hopeful hateful powerful

greatness rudeness laziness

goodness darkness stillness

fearless ageless careless

boneless friendless eventless

agreement punishment assignment

entertainment improvement arrangement

Name: _____________

Directions: Write the words you sorted into the correct columns below.

-ful -less -ness -ment

Directions: Highlight the words with suffixes in the paragraph below.

Hurricanes are amazing. They have powerful winds and rain. If you are caught in a hurricane, you must be extremely careful. If you are careless, then you may be injured. Hurricanes can be tracked by wonderful satellites and fearless scientists. In the eye of a hurricane you will experience stillness. Hurricanes are truly spectacular!

Name: _____________

Directions: Write the words you sorted into the correct columns below.

-ful -less -ness -ment careful fearless greatness agreement

thankful careless rudeness punishment

useful friendless stillness assignment

hopeful ageless darkness arrangement

hateful boneless goodness entertainment

powerful eventless laziness improvement

Directions: Highlight the words with suffixes in the paragraph below.

Hurricanes are amazing. They have powerful winds and rain. If you are caught in a hurricane, you must be extremely careful. If you are careless, then you may be injured. Hurricanes can be tracked by wonderful satellites and fearless scientists. In the eye of a hurricane you will experience stillness. Hurricanes are truly spectacular!

Name: _____________

Directions: Pick 2 words from each column and use them correctly in a sentence. Use a highlighter to mark the words

you used.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

8.

7.

Name: ____________

Directions: Pick 6 words. Break them apart and fill in the chart. Make up a definition for the word. The

first one has been done for you.

Base Word Suffix Meaning

fear -less without fear


Frequently Confused Words


Frequently Confused Words

to in the direction of

too also; in addition

two a number

there in that place

they’re they are

their belonging to them

its belonging to it

it’s it is

Directions 1. Choose a sentence

card. 2. Read it carefully. 3. Decide which word

in the parenthesis best completes the sentence.

4. Record your answers on the page provided.

Gina and Ted went (to, two, too) watch the weather forecast.

The scientist owned (to, two, too) satellites to track the storm.

The small island experienced (to, two, too) many hurricanes.

The hurricane was traveling (to, two, too) the coast.

A hurricane has one eye, not (to, two, too).

The path of the hurricane is projected to go over (there, their, they’re).

(There, Their, They’re) forecasting the hurricane to be huge.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

The family heard the storm forecast on (there, their, they’re) radio.

The scientist wanted to borrow (there, their, they’re) thermometer.

Do you believe the storms (there, their, they’re) calling for?

The scientist tracked the hurricane and (its, it’s) cloud formations.

(Its, It’s) going to be a very large storm.

Meg said, “I can’t believe (its, it’s) almost here!”

The hurricane and (its, it’s) high winds knocked over buildings.

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

Directions: Write the correct verb from each sentence in the spaces below.

Name:_________

A H

B I

C J

D K

E L

F M

G N

Directions: Highlight the correct words in the paragraph below.

A hurricane can be a scary experience. Scientist try to track (its, it’s) path. People try (to, two, too) board up (there, their, they’re) houses and windows. Sometimes the storm seems like it comes in (to, two, too) parts. This is because of the eye of the storm. (Its, It’s) an amazing phenomenon that is frightening (to, two, too).

Directions: Write the correct verb from each sentence in the spaces below.

Name:_________

A to H their

B two I their

C too J they’re

D to K its

E two L It’s

F there M it’s

G They’re N its

Directions: Highlight the correct verbs in the paragraph below.

A hurricane can be a scary experience. Scientist try to track (its, it’s) path. People try (to, two, too) board up (there, their, they’re) houses and windows. Sometimes the storm seems like it comes in (to, two, too) parts. This is because of the eye of the storm. (Its, It’s) an amazing phenomenon that is frightening (to, two, too).


Writing Prompts


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Name: _______________

How has hurricane prediction changed over the years?

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Name: _______________

Would you like to be a weather scientist? Why or why not?

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Name: _______________

How does our better understanding of hurricanes benefit society?

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Name: _______________

Pretend you are inside a hurricane. Use your 5 senses to describe what is happening during the storm.

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