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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Learning Zone

For Students 3rd - 8th
This comprehensive, interactive site is loaded with information, activities, and stories about thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes. Find out how these weather systems are formed, how they impact our lives, and how they cause chaos.
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Other

Niwa: Climate and Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn more about the climate and weather? This webpage contains links to websites around the world concerned with providing information about climate and weather. Topics include ozone, greenhouse gases, global warming, tornadoes,...
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Ready

Ready

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
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NASA

Ucar Center for Science Education: Web Weather for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information, lessons and activities regarding clouds, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes and winter storms.
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Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Owlie Skywarns Weather Book [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Download and print this free activity book about hurricanes, tornadoes, lightening, floods and winter storms. A quiz section is also included.
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Interactive
National Geographic

National Geographic: Forces of Nature

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This educational site provides information about deadly forces of nature, such as, tornadoes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and earthquakes.
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Curated OER

Tornado Formation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tornado formation
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Curated OER

Tornado Formation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Tornado Formation.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Your Guide to Tornado Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today relates information about tornado safety to its readers. Find links to important tornado information in this December, 2005 article.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Tornado Damage

For Students 9th - 10th
This photo shows the shocking reality of the damage that can be caused by powerful tornadoes. This tornado left a catastrophic path of destruction through many homes and properties.
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Curated OER

Tornado

For Students 9th - 10th
Tornado
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Curated OER

Tornado

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Oldest known photograph of a tornado, 1884 Howard, South Dakota.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Oklahoma Tornado

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge tornado in Oklahoma, USA plows its way through anything standing in its path. It whips up debri from the ground below while the storm rages on in the dark skies above.
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Website
The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.
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Curated OER

Tornadoes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
tornadoes
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Impact of Natural Disasters on the Earth

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through demonstrations and other research, students explore the impact of various natural disasters on the earth. The disasters include floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: Death Wind Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In Death Wind by William Bell, Allie chooses to run away from home rather than face her problems. When she is returning, a tornado strikes, destroying her home, and she fears for her family's safety. This teacher's guide includes a book...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Naturally Disastrous

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to natural disasters, and learn the difference between natural hazards and natural disasters. They discover the many types of natural hazards - avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide,...
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Read Works

Read Works: Thirty Minutes Alone

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy named Manolo who was home alone when a tornado struck. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Quizzes: Wild and Weird Weather

For Students 3rd - 8th
Think you know all there is about tsunamis, tidal waves and tornadoes? Take this wild and weird weather quiz to test your knowledge!
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Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Safety

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Click on the links to find guides to weather and natural disaster safety tips for earthquakes, floods, heat waves, hurricanes, lightning, mudslides, avalanches, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, volcanoes, wildfires, and winter storms.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net Lesson: Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.
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Other

Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Colorado's Forces of Nature

For Students 9th - 10th
Students examine Colorado's forces of nature. Some topics explored are tornadoes, floods, blizzards, and windstorms. Images and video clips are included.

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