What are Tornadoes?

By: Stacy and Cassie

Grade Level:  4
Theme: What is a Tornado?

Fourth Grade Physical Science Standards
Students will:
    1.  Describe how weather conditions and phenomena occur and can be predicted
   2.  Recognize air as a permanent substance that surrounds us, takes up space, and is felt as
        wind.
   3.  Explain the use of weather instruments in predicting and recording weather
   4.  Identify the positive and negative impact of weather on the environment

Background Information

Weather Wiz Kids
www.weatherwizkids.com/tornado.htm

Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/index.htm

Lesson Plans

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/15/g35/

Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/dynamicearth/

Weather Webquest
http://www.milton.k12.vt.us/WebQuests/APlantz/TornadoWebQuest

Activities

Sound from: http://users1.ee.net/lstone/midi.htm