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79 Tornadoes integrated unit Lesson Plans
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- 2nd
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Students integrate technology into the study of American Tall Tales in this cross-curricular unit. 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 analyze data of tornadoes throughout the United States. They develop a bar graph of the data and calculate the median and mode. They discover how engineers use tables and graphs to display their information. 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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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the nativist and racist movements in the history of the United States. In groups, they analyze the reactions of religious and ethnic groups to these movements and create a chart to compare the goals of each group. To end the lesson, they discuss these issues with pen pals they were given at the beginning of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 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 »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students study data about tornadoes in the United States while completing a worksheet. They develop a bar graph showing the number of tornadoes for the top ten states in the US. They find the median and mode of the data set. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 6th
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Students review the different types of natural disasters. As a class, they examine how people and communities deal with weather disasters. They compare and contrast how two communities respond to a tornado or hurricane. They present their findings to younger students. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students research weather phenomena. They select a weather occurrence including a tornado, hurricane, or thunderstorm and research it. They record their data using Kidspiration and select images to add to their presentation. They create a Weather Advisory and present it to the class. Full Review »
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