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- 4th - 5th
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Students use multimedia to create a presentation about tornadoes for their weather unit. Each group has a different aspect of the project to work on and then combine their results to create a HyperStudio project. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students discover facts about tornadoes. They discuss them, share stories and do an art project sharing their information. They investigate what storms and tornadoes really are and know what tornado alley is. Full Review »
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- 4th - Higher Ed
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Students use Inspiration, HyperStudio and the Internet to create a multimedia project about tornadoes for their weather unit. They explore tornadoes, how and where they form, what storm chasers do. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 6th
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Students examine the causes and effects of tornadoes. They create a plan with their family on what to do in the event of a tornado. They use the internet to gather more information on tornado safety and write an essay about what they have discovered. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students explore the concepts of hurricanes and tornadoes. By studying the scientific processes that these violent conditions undergo, students be more prepared for these types of violent weather. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students analyze the general conditions that produce a tornado and locate storms using latitude and longitude coordinates. The physics of heat and cold in weather phenomena is explored. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students explore narrative artworks, works of art that tell stories. By observing, analyzing and categorizing artworks by content, students explore that art communicates meaning. They discover how to identify the story behind the work and make relationships between verbal and visual storytelling. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students complete an interactive web page to learn about tornadoes. They also see a map about Tornado Alley, diagrams to help them understand how a tornado happens, and a video of a real tornado. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students participate in a cross curricular project on tornadoes. They work on and complete this project in their English, science and technology classes as well as utilizing the library. They have a variety of preselected websites to choose from for their projects. 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 »

