Tornadoes and technology
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A lesson plan for Grades 9–12 Earth/Environmental Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 9–12
- Subjects
- science (meteorology)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn about how tornadoes are formed, and where and when they are most likely to occur. They will then study the current research on tornadoes and how scientists are trying to predict them. They will learn about the equipment “storm chasers” use to study tornadoes and will develop their own research plans.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grades 9–12 — Earth/Environmental Science
- Goal 1: The learner will develop abilities necessary to do and understand scientific inquiry in the earth and environmental sciences.
- Objective 1.01: Identify questions and problems in the earth and environmental sciences that can be answered through scientific investigations.
- 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 5.02: Evaluate meteorological observing, analysis, and prediction:
- Worldwide observing systems.
- Meteorological data depiction.
- Objective 5.01: Analyze air masses and the life cycle of weather systems:
