Wild, Whirling Winds

“Hello everyone! Are you ready? Do you have your lunch, a pencil, piece of paper, and your raingear? Good, it sounds like we’re almost ready to go. Let’s get on the Weather Bus. We’re going on a field trip. We’re going on a tornado fieldtrip!”

“We’re here! We’re at the Tornado Museum. Oh no! Our Weather Bus is broken down. We need to fix it. The dial says it lost the “tornado information.”

This is what YOU need to do. On the Tornado Fieldtrip you will make four stops. On your stop you will have a questions to answer. YOU need to find the information to answer the question. Bring all the information you gather back to me so we can fix our Weather Bus. Be safe. Tornadoes are Dangerous. Good luck!

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Here are the Questions:

1) How does a tornado work?

2) What is the definition of a tornado?

3) Where do tornadoes occur? Can a tornado form in Vermont? What is Tornado Alley?

4) What type of destruction does a tornado cause? Can a tornado pick up a house?

5) What is a Fujita Scale?

6) What are some clues to look for in the sky that will help us know if a tornado is coming?

7) What can you do for safety before a tornado comes to your area?

8) How can you stay safe if a tornado warning is issued to your area?

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Stop One: www.nsl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/

-Scroll down to “How does a tornado form?”

-There are other great places to visit at this website.

-Try “What to listen for”, “Environmental Clues”, or “Shapes and Sizes.”

-There is lots of other information at this site as well. Can you find the answers to some of your questions here? Remember we need them to fix the bus!!!

Stop Two: www.field-trips.org/tours/sci/tornado/_tourlaunch1.htm

-Scroll down to “Tornado Defined.” Be sure to take a look at the pictures of the different intensities of tornados!

Stop Three: www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wtorwhat/wtorwhat.htm

-Point your mouse on the three pictures of the tornadoes.

-Read the paragraph.

Stop Four: www.tornadoproject.com/

-Hunt around this site for information that is useful for finding answers to the questions ONLY!

-Look at the bookmarks in the orange as well as the red bookmarks on this page.