{"id":1793,"date":"2009-09-19T20:30:40","date_gmt":"2009-09-20T01:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/archives\/1793"},"modified":"2009-09-19T20:30:40","modified_gmt":"2009-09-20T01:30:40","slug":"teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-flash-crash-rumble-and-roll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/openwidelookinside\/2009\/09\/19\/teaching-earth-science-with-childrens-literature-flash-crash-rumble-and-roll\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Earth Science with Children’s Literature: Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Flash!\u00a0 Crash!\u00a0Before the next thunderstorm, grab this book, Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll <\/a>by Franklyn M. Branley <\/a>& illustrated by\u00a0True Kelley <\/a>and learn what makes storms so awe inspiring.
\nThe sky lights up and thunder booms.\u00a0 Learn why lightning strikes and how to be safe in a storm.\u00a0Did you know that lightning bolts can be over a mile long? Or that they may come from clouds that are ten miles high? Branley<\/a>(1999) writes, “People used to think that lightning was the fiery fingers of an angry god.\u00a0 They thought the god made thunder when he scolded and roared”(pg. 28).\u00a0\u00a0Lightning and thunder can seem scary-so scary that people used to think that angry gods sent thunderstorms\u00a0to Earth to punish them.\u00a0 Now when we see storms coming, we know not to be afraid and know what to do.\u00a0 We know that lightning is actually a huge spark caused by electricity inside a cloud.\u00a0Storms can be scary, but not if you know what causes them. Grab this book by veteran science team Franklyn Branley and True Kelley and learn what causes the flash, crash, rumble, and roll of thunderstorms!<\/p>\n

Curriculum Connections
\n<\/strong>In the area of earth science, the \u00a0Virginia Science SOL’s <\/a>for grades K-3\u00a0 stresses the importance of\u00a0 understanding the basic weather patterns, the relationship between the sun and the earth,\u00a0 and phases of the moon.\u00a0 Flash, Crash, Rumble , and Roll is appropriate for multiple grade levels and could be used\u00a0to directly address SOL’s K.8a, 2.6a, and 2.6b.<\/p>\n

If you would like to\u00a0create a rumble <\/em>in your\u00a0classroom and find out more about\u00a0thunderstorms, \u00a0here\u00a0are a few suggestions for grades K-3:<\/p>\n