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- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 9th
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Students study tornados. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students work together in groups and role-play the role of business owners in a tornado prone area. They estimate the store's total value and determine what type of insurance policy to purchase. They identify their costs and benefits of each policy. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 8th
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Students are able to visualize a tornado usig a simple experiment. They are divided into small groups. Students drill a 3/8 inch hole in the center of each bottle cap. Students connect the caps to the top of each other using glue. they reinforce this with duct tape wrapped around the sides. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th
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Students research characteristics of tornadoes. They research how tornadoes are rated. They understand how wind and tornados affect humans. They learn tornado safety. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 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 »
- Grade Range
- 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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