Science Byte: Lightning by Emily https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt en-us 2015-06-02 13:42:29 UTC 2025-11-18 09:09:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Lightnig Striking erosenberg1 https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62233104 2015-06-02 13:59:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62233104 How do you prevent getting struck by lightning?  erosenberg1 https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62233192
  • Avoid being out in open fields (golf courses, parking lots)
  • Stay away forms of metal
  • Stay out of water
  • Find a car and get in it
  • Don't fly any kites
  • Stay away from tall things outside (trees, ladder)
    • ]]>     2015-06-02 14:00:01 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62233192     erosenberg1 https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62338460 2015-06-03 13:31:22 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62338460 What causes lightning to happen? gbenni https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62339127
  • Lightning is an electric current
  • Thunderclouds are high in the sky, so it's cold
  • Frozen bits of ice bump into each other
  • This creates an electric change 
  • Then, the thundercloud fills up with electrical changes
    • ]]>     2015-06-03 13:36:28 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62339127     How to tell how far away is lightning? erosenberg1 https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62339132
  • When you see a flash count the seconds until the bang
  • Every five seconds is one mile
    • ]]>     2015-06-03 13:36:31 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62339132     erosenberg1 https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62340108 2015-06-03 13:43:57 UTC https://padlet.com/erosenberg1/6tbnp2vu52dt/wish/62340108