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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Thunder and Lightning

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Alyssa sees a lightning bolt in the sky and counts four seconds until she hears the thunder. Aligns with 7.RP.A.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Jet Stream Online School for Weather: Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Weather Service presents this comprehensive site on lightning. Learn how lightning is created, what makes the sound of thunder, and ways to be safe during a storm. Learning lessons, frequently asked questions, and review...
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Spirits of Another Sort

For Students 9th - 10th
What is a sprite? Read this article to learn more and even discover how to find one. (June 10, 1999)
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Website
Other

Mississippi Writers Page: Mildred D. Taylor

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the writer of "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" and her early life -- how she heard family stories as a child, and how she developed the character Paul Edward for "The Land." There is an extensive bibliography of her works and...
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Website
Other

Lightning Protection Institute

For Students 9th - 10th
This page was designed for your safety. It will give you a better understanding of lightning and how you can keep yourself safe.
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Other

Physics.org: Lightning Has Energy to Toast 100,000 Slices of Bread

For Students 9th - 10th
A beginner's guide to understanding what causes lightning in a thunderstorm. Highlights the major ideas while giving fun, interesting facts.
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Website
Other

New Criterion: "A Craving for Reality: t.s.eliot Today" by Roger Kimball

For Students 9th - 10th
This 1999 New Criterion essay examines the decline of Eliot's stature in academia and the culture in general due in part to the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Harold Bloom, and Eliot's biographers.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Sonic Boom Problem

For Students 9th - 10th
Objects that fly faster than the speed of sound create a shock wave accompanied by a thunder-like noise: the sonic boom. These epic sounds can cause distress to people and animals and even damage nearby buildings. Katerina Kaouri details...
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Weather & Climate: Lightning

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what lightning is, how it is created, what happens inside thunderstorms, how lightning develops during a storm, types of lightning, how individuals and groups can stay safe, chances of being struck by lightning, and answers to...
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PBS

Nova Teachers: Lightning: Classroom Activity

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows students can create static electricity and compare it to lightning.

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