Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather: Tornadoes
Explore tornadoes on this website! Kids learn about tornadoes including how they form, characteristics, types including supercell and waterspout, categories, and fun facts.
S.E. Schlosser
American Folklore: Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado
This site has the story of Pecos Bill. It explains how he rides a tornado like a bucking bronco and when he fell off the ground sank below sea level and created the Death Valley.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Hunt for the Supertwister
Find out how computer generated tornado models are being used to understand the formation of the rare super twisters. You can view a video of the computer model and view the same footage in a slide format which has detailed explanations.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Windstorm
In this activity, students will learn about how tornadoes are formed and what they look like. By creating a water vortex in a soda bottle, they will get a first-hand look at tornadoes.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Build It Better!
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.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Vortex
Investigate centripetal force in this activity where you create a mini-tornado in two connected soda bottles.
Other
American Red Cross: Masters of Disaster: Grades 3 5
This resource provides many science lessons with related activities for children in grades 3-5 regarding disaster preparedness. The resource covers tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness information.
Read Works
Read Works: Twister
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net Lesson: Natural Disaster Bloom's Taxonomy
Here is a lengthy activity for student to work on while learning about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Students will enjoy researching these disasters and applying what they have learned to a project.
NOAA
Noaa: Photo Library: Seymour Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Seymour, Texas highlighting its motion and cloud development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in its "Rope" stage, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Seymour Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Seymour, Texas captured in a mature stage of development on April 10, 1979.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma beginning to grow and develop.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph was taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #4
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken in 1966 of a tornado in Enid, Oklahoma in a mature state of development.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in the process of dying, captured in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #4
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #5
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in a mature stage of formation in Union City, Oklahoma, 1973.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Cordell Tornado, Photo #2
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado in Cordell, Oklahoma on May 22, 1981.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Wichita Falls Tornado
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken of a tornado in Wichita Falls, Texas on April 10, 1979.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Enid Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is taken of a tornado just starting to develop in the town of Enid, Oklahoma on June 5, 1966.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Dimmitt Tornado, Photo #3
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph is of a tornado captured in Dimmitt, Texas on June 2, 1995.
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Noaa: Photo Library: Union City Tornado, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. This photograph, captured by doppler radar, is of a tornado in its early stage of development in Union City, Oklahoma.
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