1. Tornadoes By: Melissa Blake and Sarah Romelfanger

2. Experiment!! Materials :Materials : »Clear jar »Dishwashing Liquid »Food Coloring »Water ProcedureProcedure »Fill up your jar with water »Add a little bit of the dishwashing liquid »Add a few drops of the food coloring »Swirl container several times (kind of fast) then stop and look for tornado.

3. Causes of Tornadoes: Tornadoes form from thunderstorms that develop in warm, moist air They also form along dry lines of weather Dry lines= separation of warm, moist air from hot, dry air

4. Facts About Tornadoes: Definition of Tornado: Rapidly rotating column of air which moves down from the base of clouds Definition of Tornado: Rapidly rotating column of air which moves down from the base of clouds Average speed = 30-70 mph Average speed = 30-70 mph “Tornado Alley” runs through Texas up through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and to the Dakotas. “Tornado Alley” runs through Texas up through Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and to the Dakotas.

5. Safety Tips for a Tornado: Seek shelter under a sturdy table in the basementSeek shelter under a sturdy table in the basement Go to a small interior room with no windowsGo to a small interior room with no windows Best not to be in vehiclesBest not to be in vehicles

6. Tornadoes in Ohio Biggest ones in Ohio: 1974 in Wilmington, Ohio: killed 41 people; 2,000 injured; damaged about 7,000 homes, and the damages cost $326,000,000. April 9,1999 in Cincinnati, Ohio: killed 4 people in Montgomery and Blue Ash counties; been deadliest since 1974.

7. Works Cited: http://www.disastercenter.com/ohio/torna do.htmlhttp://www.disastercenter.com/ohio/torna do.html http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/storms/o hio.htmlhttp://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/storms/o hio.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9,_1999_Cinci nnati,_Ohio_Tornadohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_9,_1999_Cinci nnati,_Ohio_Tornado http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/eins tein_year/experiment1.htmlhttp://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/eins tein_year/experiment1.html http://www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado/inde x.shtmhttp://www.fema.gov/hazard/tornado/inde x.shtm http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/torna doguide.html