Week 8- Apr 2, 4

Disaster Week- Tornadoes

Last week went so well that I decided to move forward with another disaster week. As the odds would have it, this week has actually seen tornadoes in Texas which we will be discussing. Students will have the chance to see the real footage coming out every day as well as learn about scientists who are working to explore and define tornado science. We will make our own tornadoes on Thursday.
Two More Weeks!!

Tornado in a Jar (Tuesday example):
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/experiments.htm



Experiment: 
http://www.april31974.com/Tornado_experiments.html
-a washer is unnecessary
- we will be adding "debris" to make our tornadoes easier to see
Video example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7L3KPfGTPU&list=PLB42E08110602C9B9&index=17&feature=plpp_video
-we will use duct tape instead of a connector for our experiment

Youtube examples of scientists and real footage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsoOIJHmZNc&list=PLB42E08110602C9B9&index=22&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DS0V8itbGEg&list=PLB42E08110602C9B9&index=21&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3CLQu-ckII&list=PLB42E08110602C9B9&index=20&feature=plpp_video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K-z-mZ9Va4&list=PLB42E08110602C9B9&index=18&feature=plpp_video

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