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- 5th - 7th
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Students learn some basic facts about tornadoes and map two selected tornado statistics by state, and observe, analyze and speculate about the pattern(s) created by the completed map. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students use the Internet to research tornadoes. They consider tornado formation, energy forms and sources, ways to predict tornadoes, tornado safety and attempt to predict tornadoes in real time. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students compare the parts of a real tornado with the parts of a tornado created in a demonstration, label "Tornado Alley" on their maps, and label the locations of famous tornado disasters on their maps. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students examine the characteristics and types of tornadoes. They discuss how they are formed, conduct an experiment with two liter bottles, analyze data and determine mean and median, and design a house to withstand tornado-force winds Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore tornadoes, the damage they cause, and how to rate tornadoes. They will investigate the Fujita Damage Scale of tornado intensity, and use it to complete a mock engineering analysis of damage caused by a tornado. Lastly, they will evaluate some basic tornado safety procedures. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discuss the different types of tornadoes and how they form. Working in groups, they record journal entries by conducting experiments with water bottles simulating vortex formation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students are introduced to the phenomena of tornadoes. Using states found in Tornado Alley, they describe the conditions necessary for a tornado to form. They construct a choropleth map from a given set of data and share their map with the class. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students examine the characteristics of a tornado and identify the geographic causes for the formation of extreme weather systems. They discuss tornado safety precautions, conduct research, and create a brochure. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore and identify what a tornado looks like and identifies at least one trait or descriptive word about tornado's utilizing a K-W-L chart. They experience a machine called Mr. Twister and summarize what it creates in a matter of seconds. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students explore tornadoes. They discuss how tornadoes are formed, where they can occur and how they affect the people and environment of a region. Students view clips of tornadoes using YouTube. They discuss severe weather safety and what to do in an emergency. Full Review »