https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3 This is a lesson designed for a second-grade class to learn about tornadoes. Tornadoes are a very relevant issue for those who live in the Midwest. Students will complete several activities to learn how tornadoes are formed, how prevalent they are, and their impact. I chose this topic because as a student, I was always super interested in extreme weather! Living in the Midwest, tornadoes are a very real issue, so giving students background knowledge about them will allow them to recognize the warning signs and impacts. en-us 2021-08-31 15:33:24 UTC 2025-09-27 14:16:53 UTC hello@padlet.com lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1716857749 Students will work together in small groups to complete this science project. Students will use a jar, water, dish soap, and food coloring. Students will put water, a squirt of dish soap, and a few droplets of food coloring into the jar. Students will spin the jar around in a circular pattern. By doing this repeatedly, it should create a funnel. This shows students the form of tornados!
How to Make a Tornado in a Jar (onelittleproject.com)]]> 2021-09-04 20:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1716857749 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1717772632 Students will be given a chart that details all 12 months of 2020. This chart will give the number of tornadoes each month for the state of Missouri. Students will use this information to make a bar graph chart to compare the number of tornadoes in each month. They will work in small groups of 3-4 people to complete these graphs. They will then answer data-driven questions to draw conclusions about which month has the most tornadoes.]]> 2021-09-05 21:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1717772632 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1717790890 Students will read a few articles that describe people's experiences in tornadoes. These articles will detail how tornadoes are formed, the impact they left on the community, and how the person felt.  After reading these articles, they will create a diary entry of their own. This diary entry will be to a family member; it will include the setting, the weather, and the aftermath. Students will then share their diary posts with two other students and learn about their takeaways from the lesson.]]> 2021-09-05 21:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1717790890 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718102933 Students will receive a list of tornado locations in 2020 and a map. Students will create a map key to designate cities and tornadoes. Students will then plot the tornadoes and major cities on the map. Students will analyze the distribution of the locations of all of the tornadoes to determine where the "tornado alley" is.]]> 2021-09-06 01:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718102933 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718131391 - Students will use data to compare the prevalence of tornadoes in each month.
-Students will work together in a team to complete the activity.
-Students will discuss the data given to draw conclusions about which month has the most tornadoes.]]> 2021-09-06 02:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718131391 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718142538 -Students will read the articles to comprehend the impact of tornadoes.
-Students will use speaking skills to educate their peers on the dangers and impacts of tornadoes.
-Students will use listening skills to learn and further comprehend the impact of tornadoes.
-Students discuss their takeaways from the lesson with other students.
-Students will compose a letter to demonstrate their knowledge and to educate others.]]> 2021-09-06 02:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718142538 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718166997 -Students will work together to effectively create the science project.
-Students will use 3-D media to demonstrate the formation of a tornado.]]> 2021-09-06 02:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718166997 lsheeha https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718186674 -Students will plot tornadoes on a map to be able to see the distribution.
-Students will analyze the distribution of tornadoes to draw a conclusion of where "tornado alley" is located.
-Students will use the visual representation of the map to draw conclusions and comprehend the distributions of tornadoes.]]> 2021-09-06 02:26:12 UTC https://padlet.com/lsheeha/44hakojzls6cz4y3/wish/1718186674