Today, we started class with a video documenting the F5 Jarrell Tornado that struck the small Central Texas town 20 years ago. The video coincides with our discussing and learning about the climate and types of extreme/severe weather that occurs in Texas. We discussed the differences between a Tornado Watch and a Tornado Warning and stressed the importance of taking tornado drills seriously. We also discussed what to do and where to take shelter should students find themselves in a tornado emergency at home.
After the video and discussion, I went over how to access the blog site and online textbook again. Some students have continued to confuse the blog and textbook sites or have difficulty accessing one or the other. Please review how to log on to the online textbook by viewing the procedures posted on the blog on 9/1.
Once the tutorials on the blog and online textbook were complete, the students broke up into groups and began work on labeling the major rivers, cities and regions of Texas on the maps that were handed out yesterday (see post from 9/8 below). Students will need to know how to label these maps in the near future on their test.
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