Twister tracking
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/01/g912/fontwister.html
A lesson plan for grades 9–12 Science
In this Xpeditions lesson, students use a database to learn about, organize, and compare tornadoes in their home state and across the country. Activities in this lesson engage students in development of research and media literacy skills, while working in collaborative groups.
Students will:
- apply aspects of tornado science, including the Fujita scale;
- demonstrate skills in searching a database to answer questions; and
- analyze data on charts and maps, comparing tornadoes in their state to those in other states.
Xpeditions provides links to helpful web resources that contain information about tornadoes, as well as directions for completing the lesson, and suggestions for assessment and extension activities.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Computer Technology Skills (2005)
Grade 9–12
- Goal 2: The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of computer and other technologies.
- Objective 2.01: Practice and refine knowledge and skills in keyboarding/word processing/desktop publishing, spreadsheets, databases, multimedia, and telecommunications in preparing classroom assignments and projects.
- Objective 2.02: Select and use appropriate technology tools to efficiently collect, analyze, and display data.
- Goal 3: The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.
- Objective 3.02: Use appropriate technology tools to efficiently collect, analyze, and display data.
- Objective 3.03: Use electronic resources for research.
- Objective 3.04: Use spreadsheets and/or databases to collect, record, analyze, and present data.
Science (2005)
Grade 9–12 — AP Earth and Environmental Science
- Goal 2: The learner will build an understanding of the interdependence of Earth's systems.
- Objective 2.04: Investigate the atmosphere.
- Atmospheric history: origin and evolution.
- Composition.
- Structure.
- Atmospheric dynamics: weather and climate.
- Objective 2.04: Investigate the atmosphere.
Grade 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 5: The learner will build an understanding of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local and global processes influencing climate and air quality.
- Objective 5.01: Analyze air masses and the life cycle of weather systems:
- Planetary wind belts.
- Air masses.
- Frontal systems.
- Cyclonic systems.
- Objective 5.01: Analyze air masses and the life cycle of weather systems:
