Home	Tornado Research
Introduction Task Process	Your first task will be to research tornadoes using the resources below, and print and fill in the table with the information you find. This will be very helpful for you while you are writing your article about tornadoes, so be thorough!
Resources Conclusion Evaluation Teacher	Tornado Resources: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/twist0.htm Includes a definition and the causes of tornadoes. http://www.naturalhazards.org/investigate/tornadoes/index.html Includes the definition of tornadoes, what causes them, and where and when they occur. http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/tornado/ Includes safety procedures, damage that tornadoes can cause, where they occur, and more. http://quake.ualr.edu/HazardMitigation/armitig-plan/Tornadoes.htm Includes definition and cause of tornadoes, where they occur, damages that result from them, and the F-scale. http://www.co.barron.wi.us/forms/weather.pdf Includes indications that a tornado is approaching. http://www.tornadoproject.com/fscale/fscale.htm Includes information about the F-Scale. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/pah/1925/ss_frame.html These give information about the deadliest tornado in human history. http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/storms/ Includes information about the worst tornado outbreak in U.S. history. Simon, S. (1999). Tornadoes. New York: Morrow Junior Books. National Geographic. (2001). Student Atlas of the World. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society.
	Fill in the following table:

How is a tornado defined?
How do different air masses affect tornado development? Include cloud and sun affects.
What damages are tornadoes capable of doing?
What was the deadliest tornado in human history? How far did it travel? How long did it last? How many people were injured and died?
What was the largest outbreak of tornadoes in U.S. history?  How many tornadoes were there?  In how many states did they occur? How many people died and were injured?
What is the F-scale? Briefly describe tornado types in each of the five F categories.
What are ways that you can recognize when it is probable that a tornado will occur close to you?
Where should you go during a tornado warning? What should you do if you are outside with no buildings nearby?
Where, in the United States, are tornadoes most likely to occur? When do they most frequently occur?
Include other interesting information about tornadoes here.

Next, you will work on your graph. Go to the Process Page for instructions.