Tramline
Tramline: Tornado Field Trip
In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Twister: The Tornado Story
The Why? Files, provided by the University of Wisconsin provides a discussion of tornadoes and the environmental conditions that generate them. Includes some great pictures of the formations of the whirlwinds. Also includes a link to a...
NOAA
Noaa: National Severe Storms Laboratory: Tornadoes
Find out how tornadoes occur, how they are predicted, the smallest size, the largest size, and how they are detected.
University of Wisconsin
Uw Madison: The Fujita Tornado Damage Scale
Here is a simple chart explaining the levels of tornado damage on the Fujita scale.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Make a Tornado
This site is provided for by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Make a tornado or a twister in a jar. The step by step directions give a clear description of how to make these items.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Tornadoes
Great photos of actual tornadoes. This page gives you general information about tornadoes.