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WEATHER PATTERNS Lesson 6. Key Question. What are the land characteristics that promote tornado formation?. Student Objective Saturday, September 20, 2014. OBJECTIVE: SWBAT describe the formation of tornadoes. Homework : Plan and write your newspaper article on tornadoes. Warm Up.

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  1. WEATHER PATTERNS Lesson 6 Key Question What are the land characteristics that promote tornado formation?

  2. Student ObjectiveSaturday, September 20, 2014 • OBJECTIVE: SWBAT describe the formation of tornadoes. • Homework: Plan and write your newspaper article on tornadoes.

  3. Warm Up • Which states had the most significant tornadoes in 1995? • Why would those states have so many tornadoes? http://www.spc.noaa.gov/archive/tornadoes/tornmavg.gif

  4. Activities • Review warm-up • Complete Tornado Internet W/S • http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/ • http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/noaastory/booklo.html • http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wconvcap.htm • Retake Tuesday’s quiz (will not be graded) • Newspaper article assignment

  5. Tornado Internet W/S • Links: • http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/NWSTornado/ • http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/noaastory/booklo.html • http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wconvcap.htm

  6. STORMS QUIZ

  7. Newspaper Article • Congratulations, you were just hired as a newspaper reporter. Your first assignment is to write an article about tornadoes for tomorrow’s newspaper. REQUIREMENTS: • Newspaper Article Format • Correct details about tornadoes • Scientific answers to these six questions on tornadoes: • What is a tornado? • How do tornadoes form? • When are tornadoes most likely to occur? • What type of cloud produces tornadoes? • Is Maryland a likely spot for a tornado to strike? • Why is the Great Plains the perfect location for tornadoes to form? (Describe the two types of air that meet in this area)

  8. NOAA NOAA NOAA Conclusions • What are the land characteristics that promote tornado formation? • Knowing that a tornado is made of air, why can we see it?

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