1. Weather Webquest Mrs. Pokrzywa

2. Weather Webquest 1. Use the following websites to answer the questions on each slide. 2. When you are finished check with the teacher to make sure your answers are correct. 3. When you have finished write a paragraph describing how to predict severe weather to help keep people safe.

3. Website #1 http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/indepth.htm http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/indepth.htm 1. What country has the most tornados? 2. What is the name of the area in the United States where an average of 500 tornados occur annually? 3. What time of year do tornados occur? 4. What type of air is needed to form severe thunderstorms? 5. When is a typical time for tornados to occur? 6. Is it possible to have a tornado in December?

4. Website #1 7. What is the scale called that is used to classify tornados? 8. List the type of damage that could be done and the wind speeds in the following types of tornados. (F0, F1, F2, F3, F4, F5)

5. Website #1 9. What are the five steps to identifying a tornado? 10. How far in advance are tornado watches issued? 11. Where is the storm prediction center? 12. What is the National Weather Service’s information network called? 13. What is the most important of the five steps of identifying a tornado?

6. Website #2 http://www.wunderground.com/cgi- bin/findweather/getForecast?query=43571 http://www.wunderground.com/cgi- bin/findweather/getForecast?query=43571 http://www.wunderground.com/cgi- bin/findweather/getForecast?query=43571 1. What is today’s temperature? 2. Where is the weather station? 3. What are the weather conditions? 4. What is the wind speed? 5. When is the sunrise and sunset? 6. What type of moon is there?

7. Website #3 http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm 1. On average how many tornados occur in the United States every year? 2. What is the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud? 3. What type of storm is most likely to produce tornados? 4. What is a tornado that forms over water called? 5. How does hail form?

8. Website #3 6. Where is the safest place to be during a tornado? 7. Where should you go during a tornado if you are outside?

9. Website #4 http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/flash/games/severe-weather- challenge/ http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/flash/games/severe-weather- challenge/ http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/flash/games/severe-weather- challenge/ Go to the link above and play the command center game. Please record your score on your answer sheet.

10. Website #5 http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ - Forecasting http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ - Forecasting http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/ - Forecasting Read the section Tornado Forcasting and complete your proposal.