Lesson 8 - Unit 3 - Tornadoes

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Unit 3 - weather patterns

Today's Lesson 

To do:

-Review hurricanes

-Note + video's tornadoes

- Task: hurricane or tornado?

Goals: 

- Know what a tornado is and how it forms.

-Know what damage tornadoes can cause

- Know the differences between hurricanes and tornadoes

Name two characteristics
of a hurricane

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

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

Note: What is a tornado?

->A tornado is a fast rotating column of air from a thunderstorm to 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!

Task: Hurricane or Tornado?

When in class:

Use the worksheet from your teacher

When online: 

Use the worksheet from TEAMS

Homework

Finish the task: hurricane or tornado?

How do hurricanes form?

How do tornadoes form?

What can hurricanes cause?