Twister Trouble (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Book

Twister Trouble by Anne Schreiber was published by Scholastics Inc. in 2000. It has 76 pages and I rated it a 3/5 because although I enjoy learning about the weather, it didn't seem as if enough enjoyment was out of the book and more facts then I wanted there to be. The genre is Non-fiction, the grade level is 2-3, the Lexile level is 520L and the Guided Reading level is a P.

The summary of this book is that the gang all go on another adventure to see the different types of storms such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, winter storms, and hurricanes.They are joined by Ms. Frizzles' 2nd cousin Ms. Mary who is a meteorologists. All the students were able to see what temperatures occur during these storms, what a front is, and what damage can be caused by the storms. The students were able to notice how the twister can change color and shape and the students also learned where Tornado Alley is. The students return to school and Tim can show everyone his Tornado in a bottle.

My activity that I would show the class is how to create a tornado in a bottle. The instructions are found in the book, so I will project them and show the instructions to the class and I would get the materials for all the students. Students will follow the steps and create their own tornado in a bottle. The students would then write what they noticed in a quick paragraph.

The CCSS that I would use would be
3-ESS2-1. Represent data in tables and graphical displays to describe typical weather conditions expected during a particular season.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.3
Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.
The graphical display would be an "I noticed" graph and the students would chart what they see with the tornado in a bottle.