G2 Unit 3 Week 4

Weekly Concept Weather Alert Essential Question How does weather affect us?

Weather Affects Us How do you prepare to go out in the event of rain?Do you wear a raincoat or carry an umbrella?Weather affects us in many ways. We dress differently for different kinds of weather. We go outside or stay indoors, depending on the weather. Talk About It Talk with a partner about the different kinds of weather. Then write each type of weather on the word web.

Vocabulary Use the picture and sentence to learn each word.

Your Turn Pick three words. Write three questions for your partner to answer.

Genre·Expository Text Tornado! Essential Question How does weather affect us? Read about how tornadoes form and how weather affects our lives.

What Is a Tornado? The sky is dark far away. Something moves down from the clouds. It spins across the land. It sounds like a very loud train. A tornado is coming! A tornado is a spinning cloud. It is shaped like a funnel. Its winds can reach 300 miles per hour. That is faster than a race car. The spinning air pulls things up. It can toss a car in the air. It can even destroy, or ruin a house. A tornado can be dangerous. It can cause harm to people and places. When a funnel cloud reaches the ground, it becomes a tornado.