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Tornadoes
http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/tornadoes/index.html
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This on-line weather exercise was designed to explore the basics of tornadoes and teach students how tornadoes form, tornado prediction, safety and destruction, and energy in tornadoes. Students use real-time data to predict when and where tornadoes will occur on a given day.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lesson plan
    • Tutorial
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
  • Text:
    • Glossary
    • Index / Bibliography
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
Copyright 1995-2001 KGAN WeatherEye and the WeatherEye logo are service marks of KGAN.
DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-003-280
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: KGAN-TV
http://www.kgan.com/