Students learn about tornados and how engineers design structures to better withstand them. Students then design and draw a house that will better withstand a tornado. Students also learn about the Fujita Tornado Damage Score.

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Concepts

civil engineering, engineering, stem, tornadoes

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civil engineering project, design solution, lesson plan, tornado, 3-ess3-1, fujita tornado damage scale, integrated teaching and learning program and laboratory, protective structure, civil engineering projects

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Classroom Considerations

Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
The intended use for this resource is Practice

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