Assignment #3- IT'S A TWISTER! IT'S A TWISTER!

The sky is darkening and the wind is picking up. You hear something beating off of your roof overhead. Is it rain? Hail? Flying cows? Tornados are very violent storms that can cause a lot of destruction. Imagine the worst thunderstorm you have ever been in and multiply it by 10!
Students and parents, we have been talking about different types of weather this week and what causes it. Take a moment to read through the Tornado Lab on National Geographic's Forces of Nature website at http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature/ . As you read and go through the activity, answer these questions on a piece of notebook paper:

1. What does a tornado sound like?
2. Where do the most tornadoes occur?
3. Why do tornadoes usually occur in the afternoon?
4. What is the size of an average twister?
5. What kind of damages do tornadoes do?
6. When is a tornado warning issued?
7. After creating your own tornado, what conditions need to be present to produce a tornado?

When you are finished, feel free to explore the internet to learn more about tornadoes. Parents may help search Youtube videos of tornadoes or read National Geographic articles about tornadoes. Bring the answers to your questions to class because tomorrow we will be discussing tornadoes and how they are formed. Hold onto your hats boys and girls, this could get a little windy!