Lesson 4 - Unit 3 - Tornadoes

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Welcome class b1b

Unit 3 - weather patterns

Today's Lesson 

To do:

• Review hurricane
• Video tornado 
• Notes tornado
• Task: hurricane or tornado?

Goals: 

• Know what a tornado is and how it forms.
• Know what damage a tornado can cause
• Know the differences between a hurricane and a tornado. 

What is not another name for a hurricane?

1. Cyclone
2. Hurricane
3. Typhoon
4. Tornado

Where do you think the damage of a hurricane would be the greatest?

1. Rich country
2. Poor country

Before

After

Before

After

Note: What is a tornado?

• A fast rotating column of air that touches the ground.
• Lasts short ( a few minutes or less)
• Size is small (max. 150 meters wide)
• Forms on land only
• Forms during heavy thunderstorms
• Causes extreme wind speed and damage
• Very unpredictable (onvoorspelbaar!!!)

Which words for types of weather do you know?

Write down 5!

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Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'hurricane or tornado

Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'hurricane or tornado
• Do the wordsearch puzzle for tornadoes

Homework:

• Do worksheet task: 'hurricane or tornado
  
• Do the wordsearch puzzle for tornadoes
• Explain what a tornado is in own words, using the NOTES ABOUT TORNADOES. 50 words including A WORD COUNT!

Which statement is not true?

1. hurricanes only form above ocean water.
2. hurricanes can be very large
3. hurricanes are unpredictable
4. hurricanes cause flooding

Name two characteristics
of a hurricane