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.

Find out what makes a tornado happen and if tornadoes can be prevented with large walls. Includes video.

This online album features incredible photographs of tornadoes and storm fronts taken from different angles and perspectives.

Students are asked to explain how a tornado is formed and what a tornado does.

Learn about tornado season and what areas have already been impacted.

Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing a tornado straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this Bill Nye interactive lesson.

Find out how tornadoes occur, how they are predicted, the smallest size, the largest size, and how they are detected.

At this site, learn the definition of "tornado," and learn how a tornado, when simulated in a lab, can be useful to scientists. Included is a brochure with charts detailing research results.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This online quiz will test your knowledge of tornado safety. Take it and see if you really are well prepared.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how tornadoes form, their effects, and how they are measured.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how tornadoes form, their effects, and how they are measured.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about tornadoes and the scientists who study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This resource provides a remarkable first-hand account of the day a tornado struck a small town in Nebraska in 1928 taking lives, injurying many, and causing much devastaion.

Geographer Michael Frates redefines the concept of Tornado Alley by using a grid system to map tornado activity in the U.S. Download the Tornado Alley map and locate the other tornado active areas: Hoosier Alley, Dixie Alley and the...

This resource provides information about tornado safety to its readers.

In this activity, middle schoolers will use a plywood ramp and various tornado tubes (made from tornado tube connectors and 2 liter pop bottles) to calculate the average speed of the tornado tubes. They will set up 4 investigations...

For any educators preparing teaching themes/units on hurricanes or tornadoes, this is the site for you! Links to a myriad of lesson plans, worksheets, interactive sites, teacher resources, and much more are all found on this expansive site.

[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a boy who gets frightened during tornado drills at school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This realistic fiction passage tells the story of a family taking cover after learning that a tornado is nearby. This passage shares basic facts about tornadoes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular...

Everything you wanted to know about tornadoes, including weather information, patterns, tornadoes in the past, present storms, and safety suggestions.

Find out about some real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

Here is a simple chart explaining the levels of tornado damage on the Fujita scale.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Overview: In this lesson, students will learn the basics about how tornadoes are formed, and when and where they are most likely to occur. They will learn that the United States is the country most...