Unit 3 Journal Questions-Social Studies

Social Studies:

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Unit 3 Journal Questions

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Unit 3 Journal Questions-Social Studies

Social Studies:

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Tornados 

by Joshua Kim

          Firefighters from Washington, Illinois, stand near flattened and damaged homes after a tornado swept through the town on November 17.  This damage was caused by the deadly tornado.  It is most common in a place called Tornado Alley, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.  This is how a tornado occurs:

1.  One way the rotation appears to happen is when winds at two different altitudes blow at two different speeds creating wind shear. For example, a wind at 1000 feet above the surface might blow at 5mph and a wind at 5000 feet might blow at 25mph. This causes a horizontal rotating column of air. 

2.  If this column gets caught in a supercell updraft, the updraft tightens the spin and it speeds up (much like a skater's spins faster when arms are pulled close to the body). A funnel cloud is created.

3.  The rain and hail in the thunderstorm cause the funnel to touch down creating a tornado.  The tornado then is pushed by the wind and causes destruction to anything in it's path.

      
    Many devastating events happened when tornados strike.  For example, In Michigan, two people were killed and 500,000 homes and businesses lost power. In Indiana, 12 counties reported either tornadoes or storm damage and tens of thousands of homes went dark.  I bet the people in states that are in Tornado Alley were scared when these events happen.  But luckily, many homes in Tornado Alley have storm shelters underground.  I would be scared of the dark and the sight of the tornado.  I would tell my family about the tornado.  What would you do?

What are YOU Thankful For?

By Avani Khaparde

     Have you ever wondered why we celebrate Thanksgiving? Some people might think all of it was completely Squanto(a indian who helped the pilgrims when they arrived in America), but that’s not all of it.        Let’s go back to when the pilgrims first came to America. We’ve just arrived to America, and trying to endure the hardships that are coming our way.We are starting to get settled, and have already built a special chapel to meet for prayer. In the holy room, we set our hands up in prayer. We are thanking god for the food we have harvested. We raised a livable and sustainable crop, and we will have enough food to last us through the winter. We are glad that after months of hard work, it paid off. Afterwards, we sit down to have a feast. We thank god for our family, friends, and good fortune. The indians come and sit down to eat. We are also thankful to them for teaching us how to raise a valuable crop. Especially Squanto who helped out the most out of his tribe. We pray, we smile and we eat.

    Almost 400 years later,we still do celebrate our Thanks, but with everything going on in our lives, does your family really take time to think about how hard our ancestors worked just to build the country? Does your family meet with your relatives every thanksgiving? Do you tell what you are thankful for when your family sits down to dinner. Do you say a prayer before you eat? Do you eat a turkey and cranberry sauce? Do you even celebrate Thanksgiving? Please share how you and your family celebrates Thanksgiving, in your comment. I am very thankful to you for reading my blog.