MINIPAGE ACTIVITIES MEET MANY STATE AND NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. THIS WEEK'S STANDARDS: STUDENTS UNDERSTAND CHANGES IN THE EARTH AND SKY. (EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE)

MiniPage activities meet many state and national educational standards. This week's standards: Students understand changes in the Earth and sky. (Earth and Space Science)
Students understand science and technology. (Science and Technology)
Activities:
1. Cut out newspaper words and pictures about weather. Make a weather collage by pasting your words and pictures on a large piece of paper.
2. Make a list of five things you like to do. Now think about what you would do if a thunderstorm suddenly came up while you were doing those things. Next to each activity on your list, write down the rule that tells you what to do to be safe.
3. Look at the weather map in today's newspaper. What areas of the country might face thunderstorms? What areas will be safe?
4. Look at the map and table in today's MiniPage. How many lightning flashes are listed for your state? Now look at the states around you. How many had the same number as your state? How many had more? How many had fewer?
5. Use resource books and the Internet to learn more about lightning and thunder in mythology and folk tales. How did people in earlier times explain lightning? What ethnic or cultural folk tales have evolved around lightning and thunder? Make up your own mythological story about where lightning comes from.