Chapter 6: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 27: The Space Order Pattern
 
Objective:
To use space order transitions and the space order pattern to see the relationship of details to the main idea.

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      6. The National Weather Service collects lightning safety success stories to educate the public about their guidelines. One rule they have established is to wait 30 minutes after lighting has been sighted before returning _________. 

 
 
 
 
      7. The importance of this rule was demonstrated during a baseball game at The College of William and Mary when after only 20 minutes following a storm, fans observed a sunny, blue sky in the __________. 

 
 
 
 
      8. As a result, many of the fans clamored for the players to return to the field to resume the game. After 25 minutes, however, there was another strike, and people realized the slow-moving storm, which was _________________ them in the east, was still in range. 

 
 
 
 
      9. A similar incident occurred in Houston, Texas, when a mother watched her daughter's high school marching band practice as lightning flashed all _________ them. 

 
 
 
 
      10. When the rain started and band members took cover inside, the mother questioned the band director who showed her his lightning detector. He explained that the lightning flashes were ___________ 6 miles, according to the instrument. The mother explained that lightning detectors were not infallible, and if lightning is visible and thunder is audible, then there is a danger _________ and a person is at risk. As a result of the mother's campaign, the schools in the area adopted the National Weather Service's "Lightning Safety Guidelines" concerning the 30-minute rule. 

 
 
 
 





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