The munchkin has been off of school since Monday and for the last 3 days she has been hooked on tornado's! It all started Monday afternoon, when we read the Magic Tree House book "A Twister on Tuesday" by Mary Pope Osborne (GREAT books by the way!).
We read the store and afterwards she wanted to know more about tornado's... So I youtubed a few videos for her to watch, and then she wanted to know how they worked, what they are made of, how they are created, where they strike and so on... sooo... 45 minutes and a mom's science crash course and Fujita scale discussion later she wanted to know even more! With a promise to a trip to the library to get even more books about these fascinating storms the next day and watching "Twister" the movie... she was some what satisfied...
I am just ecstatic that she has taken a HUGE step in the interest of meteorology! As a kid... I was some what of a weather nerd myself... I kept a weather journal and as I got older I took measurements and recorded them as well. I'm from Florida so my interest was always into Hurricanes, funny enough, she was born in Oklahoma City... the heart of tornado alley and is really into tornado's!
Yesterday we read more books about tornado's and went over the facts, talk about what we would do if a tornado came near us (she even made an escape plan... which was awesome!) And tried to convince me that we should dig up the back yard to make a "storm shelter". My kiddo is nothing less than thorough and detail oriented... she gets it from her momma... what can I say! She drew a picture of her tornado and we made a "tornado in a bottle" so she could actually see the vortex and feel the spinning. I just love seeing her eyes light up from the knowledge she gains!
I now have tracked down a kids weather lab kit from www.smartlabtoys.com and will be ordering her the "you track it weather kit" in a few weeks. I can't wait to see her face when this comes in the mail! The station comes with a Rain gaug, Anemometer with glow-in-the-dark indicator cup, Compass, Weather vane with thermometer, Weather board with cloud chart and a book about extreme weather. We have also put together a weather journal for her to chart all her meteorology forecasts and predictions! I just love my little nerd!
"Storm Chaser" has now topped her list of "What I want to be when I grow up" LOL!
