🌪️ CurioSpark STEM Experiences: Storm Chasers Lab

Train like a real storm chaser in this immersive, project-based STEM experience designed for curious learners ages 4–18!

Students become meteorologists, engineers, severe weather researchers, and storm chasers as they investigate tornadoes, lightning, storm fronts, wind forces, and real-world weather science through hands-on experiments, engineering challenges, glowing UV tornadoes, and interactive lab stations.

This isn’t just a worksheet pack — it’s a full STEM experience designed to transform your home, classroom, co-op, camp, or workshop space into a severe weather operations center.

🌩️ WHAT’S INCLUDED

✔️ Storm Chasers Lab Cover & Intro

✔️ NOAA-inspired Storm Chaser Training Opening Flow

✔️ “Storm Chasers Tools of the Trade” Poster

✔️ Lightning Lab Teacher Guides & Student Worksheets

✔️ Static Electricity + Slow Motion Recording Activities

✔️ Storm Front Demonstration Posters

✔️ Tornado Alley & Tornado Science Posters

✔️ Storm Shield Engineering Lab

✔️ Wind Classification & Storm Scale Posters

✔️ Engineering Investigation Sheets

✔️ Storm Prediction Board

✔️ Tornados in the Dark UV Tornado Teacher Guide

✔️ Tornado in 2-Liters STEM Poster

✔️ Preschool Tornado-in-a-Bottle Station

✔️ Storm Snack Station: Build a Rain Cloud Jar

✔️ Discussion Prompts & Weather Conversation Ideas

✔️ Mixed-age adaptable stations for preschool through high school

🌪️ HANDS-ON STATIONS

⚡ Lightning Lab

Explore static electricity through three immersive zones:

• attraction
• charge buildup
• mini lightning discharge

Students experiment with balloons, foil, styrofoam, tissue paper, and slow-motion video recording to recreate the science behind real lightning storms.

🏗️ Storm Shield Engineering Lab

Design and test tornado-resistant structures using:

• LEGO® bricks
• Magna-Tiles
• wooden blocks
• recycled materials
• tape & engineering trays

Students test creations against simulated storm conditions using:

• high-powered fans
• hair dryers
• air pumps
• leaf blowers
• wind measurement tools

🌪️ Tornados in the Dark

Create glowing tornado vortices using:

• tonic water
• glycerin
• UV blacklights
• vortex bottles

Students investigate rotation, pressure, and vortex formation while exploring tornado science in an immersive dark-space setup.

🍧 Storm Snack Station

Build edible weather jars while discussing:

• cloud types
• precipitation
• severe weather
• storm systems

Includes discussion prompts and weather observation opportunities.

🧠 DESIGNED FOR:

✔️ Homeschool co-ops

✔️ STEM nights

✔️ Science camps

✔️ Classrooms

✔️ Makerspaces

✔️ Family science days

✔️ Project-based learning environments

✔️ Neurodivergent-friendly learning spaces

✨ WHY FAMILIES & EDUCATORS LOVE IT

This packet was designed to feel like a real-world STEM experience — not just a collection of worksheets.

Students:

✔️ build

✔️ test

✔️ predict

✔️ redesign

✔️ observe

✔️ collaborate

✔️ record data

✔️ think like scientists and engineers

The experience encourages:

• child-led exploration
• collaborative problem solving
• engineering design thinking
• sensory engagement
• scientific observation
• curiosity-driven learning

📚 EDUCATIONAL CONNECTIONS

Students explore:

• meteorology
• engineering
• force & motion
• weather systems
• static electricity
• pressure differences
• vortex formation
• data collection
• scientific prediction
• severe weather safety

🎥 BONUS FEATURES

✔️ Slow motion & stop-motion recording ideas

✔️ Real-world storm chaser connections

✔️ NOAA/weather tool references

✔️ UV blacklight tornado experiments

✔️ Printable posters & immersive room setup ideas

⚡ Observe. Engineer. Predict. Test. Protect.

Welcome to Storm Chaser Training.