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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tornado Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has a full lesson plan (with standards and adaptations) about Tornadoes. An experiment is included with materials description, pictures, and every step. It is intended to be easy to read...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tornados in the Us

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Overview: In this lesson, students will learn the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and when and where they are most likely to occur. They will learn that the United States is the country most...
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Life Cycle of a Tornado

For Students 4th - 6th
Describes the three stages of a tornado's life cycle.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Effects of Tornadoes

For Students 4th - 6th
Provides some facts about tornadoes and describes their impact.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Rising Air Creates Spring, Summer Ice

For Students 9th - 10th
This article gives you basic information on hail. There are links at the bottom of the page to how hail forms, how updrafts breed hail and thunderstorms.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Tornado

For Students K - 1st
Explore how tornadoes are formed, learn about the parmeters of a tornado, discover the different types, and find out where they occur.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Weather Patterns

For Teachers 5th - 9th
In this lesson students will be able to identify and describe how different types of storms form (hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms and thunder storms). The activity can be used on the SMART board or in SLS Online. Covert slides 6, 8,...
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Natural Disaster?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn the effects of natural disasters and the difference between natural disasters and man-made disasters. Also explores ten different natural disasters.
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Bill Nye

Bill Nye: Twistin' Tornado

For Students 1st - 5th
Try this at-home science experiment to learn how to make a tornado in a bottle.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #1

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken of a tornado just starting to develop in the town of Enid, Oklahoma on June 5, 1966.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma beginning to grow and develop.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #4

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #1

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #4

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #5

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in a mature stage of formation in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.
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USA Today

Usa Today: Tornado Alley Breeds Violent Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
This article, published by USA TODAY (August 18, 2004), explores the states and regions of the United States that experience severe weather and tornadoes.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in its "Rope" stage, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #1

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in the process of dying, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.