Apply STEM and STEAM to Hurricane Hermine
Take the time to talk to your children about
weather changes. Children are not like adults,
they may not have the language development
to share information about how they feel and
their fears. Sometimes in all the activity
children need to be reassured they are safe
and support.
Parents talk to your children and use technology
like Twitter to communicate with weather people
with up to date information.
@FCNTim – Tim Deegan at First Coast News
@Katie_Jeffries Katie Jeffries First Coast News
#TropicalStormHermine
@wjxt4
The coming tropical storm is an opportunity to talk
to children about the weather. To integrate STEM and
STEAM knowledge and learn about the environment and
the importance of understanding the weather.
There are many avenues of learning that can be done
at home. Parents should recognize “teachable
moments” for their children and the family.
Parents can influence sometimes the direction
of their children’s interest into areas not
formally thought of and involve STEM and STEAM
initiatives. Make learning fun and memorable.
Watching videos of the approaching storm can
provide an opportunity to bring the family
together using technology.
intellecast – The Authority in Expert Weather
Map 1 http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx
The Weather Channel
Map 2 https://weather.com/weather/radar/interactive/l/USDC0001:1:US
Parents use your technology to track storm
related information, safety information, evacuation
and flooding information. Help your children
to understand the dynamics of their
community as it relates to the weather.
Use this time to teach your child about natural
events that can affect how they live in their
communities, their cities, their state and nationally.
Watch the news as a family and use your phone,
tablets, computers and other digital devices to
share and even role model careers in meteorology.
Allow your children to take pictures of property
to teach them to be proactive and mindful of property.
If there are seniors near by, check on them and teach
accountability, responsibility and community activism.
Resources:
State of Emergency
http://www.newstalkflorida.com/featured/rick-scott-declares-state-emergency/
Florida Getting Ready
http://www.newstalkflorida.com/featured/tropical-depression-brings-heavy-rains-bay-area/
WJXT Weather
https://twitter.com/WJXT4
First Coast News
https://twitter.com/FCN2go
Jax Sheriff’s Office @JSOPIO
#Hermine tip – Have access to cash just in case.
If power goes out, ATM’s and credit cards won’t work.
#JAX #JSO #Jacksonville
National Hurricane Center
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at4+shtml/152604.shtml?5-daynl
Governor Rick Scott
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/08/31/tropical-depression-storm-florida-emergency-hawaii-hurricanes/89644626/
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