Mississippi Science E.4.9C.5
The Standard
- E.4.9C
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how natural processes and human activities affect the features of Earth's landforms and oceans.
Obtain and communicate information about severe weather phenomena (e.g., thunderstorms, hurricanes, or tornadoes) to explain steps humans can take to reduce the impact of severe weather events.
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Earth’s Systems and Cycles
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students find facts about thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes in reports, maps, or alerts. They explain the risks and share steps people can take to stay safer.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a weather alert, a student names the hazard and chooses a fitting action. They use a detail from the alert to explain how that action reduces harm.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may think a watch means a storm is already happening, or that every storm calls for the same response. Some think standing under a tree is safe during lightning or that driving through floodwater is harmless.
How to Assess It
- Exit ticket: “A tornado warning says a tornado was spotted nearby. Where would you go now, and how would that choice help keep you safe?”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Use a fan to test paper yards with loose objects and taped objects, then list what to bring indoors before a storm.
Read a sample tornado warning and hurricane evacuation notice, then write one action for each and explain why the actions differ.
Match lightning, tornado, and flood alert cards to going indoors, moving to an interior room, and reaching higher ground.
Use the school floor plan to trace a route from your classroom to an interior tornado shelter, avoiding windows.
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