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Tornado Safety

Tornado Safety

Wisconsin averages more than 20 tornadoes per year, although in 2005, there were more than 60 tornadoes in our state. Time of day: The majority of tornadoes have struck during mid-afternoon or early evening (3 p.m. to 7 p.m.). However, tornadoes may strike at any time, potentially with little or no warning.

Vocabulary

tornado
tornado warning
tornado watch
shelter
tornado drill
debris
wind


Essential Questions

How can people protect themselves during tornadoes?

How are tornado watches and tornado warnings alike and different?


Flocabulary Tornadoes Video
BrainPop Tornadoes Video
Pebble GO Tornado
Fox 6 Weather Class

Tornado Informational Websites

1.   https://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety-tornado.htm  

2.   https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Tornado-Disaster-Fact-Sheet.aspx

3.   https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/climate/tornado.htm

4. online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/tornadoes/topic/how-a-tornado-forms

Online Books To Use For Tornado Safety

Unique Learning System
- Safety Drill Series: Tornado Drill (from N2Y library)

- Tornado In Oklahoma (from N2Y library)
- Tornado Safety With Tracy (from N2Y library)


Reading A-Z
- Tornadoes - Level J, 438 words
- Be Prepared - Poster

Science A-Z
- Tornado Sirens
- Tornadoes - 2 page handout
- The Power of Wind - 1 page handout


www.raz-plus.com/


Epic
- We Have Tornadoes - Read To Me
- Tornado Tube Science Experiment! - Video
- Tornadoes! - video
- How to Survive a Tornado - story

Search "tornado" and a lot of good stuff will come up.
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https://www.getepic.com/
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Tornado Games

scijinks.gov/tornado-simulation/

www.channelone.com/extreme-weather-simulator/#/simulator/tornado/

mrnussbaum.com/tornadomaker

Writing Activity

* Write a newspaper article for children about tornadoes. Include facts from the book in your article.

* Write your own acrostic poem. See example below.

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Social Studies and Art

* Prepare a safety booklet outlining what to do at home when a tornado warning has been issued. The booklet should include where to find shelter and what protective coverings should be used. Students may want to include a list of supplies that should be place in a box for use during an emergency.
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  • #1 Reading/LA
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      • Writing
      • Spelling
      • 4th Grade Great Depression Unit
  • #2 Math
    • Math Pacing Guide
    • CCSS Middle School Standards
    • #1 Ratio & Proportions >
      • 1.a Ratios
    • #2 The Number Systems Standards >
      • #2.a Fraction Unit
      • #2.b Multiplication
      • #2.c Division
      • #2.d Decimals
      • #2.e Positive/Negative Numbers
    • #3 Expressions & Equations >
      • #3.a Algebraic Expressions
      • #3.b Equations
      • #3.c Data
    • #4 Geometry >
      • Area
      • Volume
    • #5 Statistics & Probability
    • #6 Functions
    • Calendar Skills
  • #3 Science
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    • #2 Forces and Motion
    • #3 Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
    • #4 Wave Properties
    • #5 Structure and Function
    • #6 Growth and Development of Organisms
    • #7 Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
    • #8 Variation of Traits
    • #9 Earth and the Solar System
    • #10 Earth's Materials and Systems
    • #11 Earth and Human Activity
    • Camouflage Unit
  • #4 Social Studies
    • #1 Directions
    • #2 Personal Information
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      • Tornado Safety
      • Community Signs
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