极端天气事件
Extreme Weather Events
了解极端天气事件——飓风（温暖海洋上空的旋转风暴）、龙卷风（剧烈旋转的气柱）、洪水、干旱和暴风雪——它们如何形成、通常发生在哪里，以及对人们和环境的影响。
Know about extreme weather events — hurricanes (spinning storms over warm ocean), tornadoes (violent rotating columns of air), floods, droughts, and blizzards — how they form, where they typically occur, and their effects on people and the environment
学习证据 / Evidence
- 描述至少两种极端天气的形成过程
- 解释飓风和龙卷风通常发生在哪里及其原因
- 描述极端天气对社区和地貌景观的影响
- Describe how at least two types of extreme weather form
- Explain where hurricanes and tornadoes typically occur and why
- Describe the effects of extreme weather on communities and landscapes
评估问题 / Assessment
如果{{name}}看到关于飓风的新闻，能解释飓风如何在温暖的海面上形成、为什么会旋转，以及登陆后是什么让它具有如此大的破坏力吗？
If {{name}} saw news about a hurricane, could they explain how it forms over warm ocean water, why it spins, and what makes it so destructive when it reaches land?