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Weather Safety Course for Embry-Riddle's Annual Science Day
Science Day
Weather Safety Course
Conducted by: Meteorologist Courtney McGucken (ERAU)
Tornados:
Who is affected? How bad are they? When can we get one?
Slide show of tornados with fun facts
Tornado Safety Lecture - where to go, what to do, what if’s
Courtney’s “Tornado Touchdown”
- lie down flat on the floor stomach down, hands covering back of skull
- demonstrate lying on the floor and use pillow to cover head
- ask students to participate in learning position
Floods:
What classifies a flood? When does it happen? Where?
Flood Safety Lecture
Hurricanes:
Info on season, strike zones, why we have them, why are they named
Cool hurricane facts
Saffir-Simpson Scale with slide show of each category’s info and damage pictures
Parts of a hurricane -drawn by hand on board, encourage notes
Hurricane Safety Lecture
Hurricane survival kit - bring in entire kit to display, pass out checklist for students to take home, Volusia county evacuation info
Lightning:
Lightning Safety Lecture
Lightning Crouch!
-demonstrate and ask students to participate in demonstration
-keep feet planted on floor
-curl body into a ball, as tight and low as you can
-cover your ears with hands
-wait for lightning to pass, run to safety
Brief intro into how lightning works, have volunteers come to the board and draw an illustration of lightning creation
Quiz Game:
Make signs with the letters A-D and place them in each of the corners of the room
Create questions about the entire lecture with multiple choice answers A-D
Read the questions and answer choices out loud and ask students and parents to gather in the corner marked with the letter of the correct answer
All people who answer incorrectly take their seats, and the people who answer correctly move to the next question
Most Importantly:
Make a pitch for Weather Radios and TV broadcasters importance
Difference Between Watch-Warning-Advisory
Where to get more info: weatherwizkids.com
Make sure people take home hurricane lists and NOAA Weather Safety Coloring Books