PUEBLO, Colo. (KOAA) — On Wednesday, Meteorologist Lauren Brand visited North Mesa Elementary School.
She first spoke with some kindergartners where they got to talk about the kinds of weather that we see here in Colorado. From tornadoes, to hailstorms, to winter storms, they discussed different ways to stay safe.
Next, Lauren visited some second graders, and they were very excited for her visit. They have recently been learning about the types of clouds and the different seasons that we experience.
They loved the hail stone experiment where they got to see how updrafts work within thunderstorms.
For more information on how to have First Alert 5 Weather visit with your classroom, email lauren.brand@koaa.com.
Want to get your young scientists and artists in your family involved? Download the First Alert 5 Storm Safe activity book (20MB PDF).
They'll find useful and fun information on winter storms, thunderstorms, lightning, hail, strong winds, tornadoes, flooding, how to be a safety kid, cool ideas for safe at-home experiments and more!
Your young scientist can also send in a portion of the activity book to be featured in a First Alert 5 forecast.
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