Instructional Video3:25
SciShow

Why Do Tornadoes Hate America?

12th - Higher Ed
On the 4th of July, Americans like to celebrate the things that make the United States unique, and a lot of those things have to do with our geography. That remarkable geography is also responsible for some pretty unique weather, and...
Instructional Video8:14
Curated Video

Why The United States Gets So Many Powerful Tornadoes

9th - Higher Ed
Tornadoes are one of Earth's most incredible natural phenomena. But while every continent gets tornadoes to some degree, the United States in particular gets far more, at a higher frequency, to a greater degree of strength than almost...
Instructional Video9:44
Curated Video

Tornado Warning: Survive Nature's Wildest Winds

9th - Higher Ed
The awesome and devastating power of tornadoes is unlike any other that Mother Nature dishes out. The largest among them, known as EF5s, produce winds in excess of 200 mph and can span two miles across. We discuss the surprising fact...
Instructional Video0:54
Next Animation Studio

Climate change is shifting the location of U.S. tornadoes

12th - Higher Ed
The areas in which tornadoes are occurring most often is changing and it could be because of climate change.
Instructional Video2:55
Mazz Media

Tornado

6th - 8th
This live-action video program is about tornadoes. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics...
Stock Footage0:11
Getty Images

Tornado

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Tornado
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Getty Images

Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5 Tornado

Pre-K - Higher Ed
People dig through rubble in Moore, Oklahoma to rescue neighbors and victims. Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5 Tornado on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma (Footage by Getty Images)
Stock Footage1:07
Getty Images

Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5 Tornado

Pre-K - Higher Ed
People dig through rubble in Moore, Oklahoma to rescue neighbors and victims. Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5 Tornado on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma (Footage by Getty Images)
Stock Footage0:42
Getty Images

Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5

Pre-K - Higher Ed
People dig through rubble in Moore, Oklahoma to rescue neighbors and victims. Search and Rescue in Moore, Oklahoma after EF5 on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma (Footage by Getty Images)
Instructional Video3:47
SciShow Kids

What is a Tornado?

K - 5th Standards
Did you know more than two-thirds of Earth's tornadoes occur in the united States? Watch a video that explains how tornadoes form due to fast moving warm and cold air, and the unpredictability and dangers of twisters.
Instructional Video
PBS

Nova: Hunt for the Supertwister

9th - 10th
It is reported that the U.S. experiences three quarters of the worlds tornados. Learn what conditions make the great place a breeding ground for these disasters. Interviews with experts and interactive features can be found in this...
Instructional Video
National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation: Perception of Danger in Tornado Alley

9th - 10th
A psychologist and colleagues examined how the people who lived in Tornado Alley viewed the risk of future tornadoes after they had survived the one that hit Iowa City in 2006. Understanding this could help with preparing and responding...