Shake, Spin, Flood: teacher key

Natural Disasters, grade 1 edition, written for 1st grade. Earth can shake, wind can spin, and water can rise. Here is what to do to be safe.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. What is an earthquake?
   • The ground shaking (answer)
   • A big fish
   • A warm day
2. What is the center of a hurricane called?
   • The nose
   • The eye (answer)
   • The ear
3. Where should you go in a tornado warning?
   • A small room with no windows (answer)
   • Under a tree
   • Outside
4. What should you never do in flood water?
   • Look at it
   • Walk through it (answer)
   • Hear it
5. What can a family pick?
   • A place to meet (answer)
   • A new moon
   • A big wave

Words

• tornado: spinning air
• hurricane: big storm
• flood: water on land
• plan: what to do