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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore various topics about tornadoes, including where they occur most frequently, what kind of damage they cause, how they are predicted, and current scientific research. Full Review »
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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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- 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 work together to review what they know about damage during tornadoes. They design a structure that they hope protects people against tornadoes. They share their structure with the class. 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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- 3rd - 5th
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Students work in small groups to design a structure that will withstand and protect people from tornadoes. They discuss how tornadoes damage structures, read a handout, and create a poster that includes the name of their engineering firm and a picture of their structure. 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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- 4th - 12th
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Students become aware of the number of tornadoes that impact Indiana. They explore basic facts about tornadoes. Students use the GIS for research. They explore that natural phenomena in Indiana. Students become familiar with analyzing collected information. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students review what they recall about tornadoes. They discuss what a tornado is like, what kind of damage a tornado can do to homes and other structures, and how a tornado is formed. Students brainstorm how engineers and architects could create and test designs for tornado-proof buildings. Full Review »
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