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Tornadoes: Lesson 1

Introduction to Tornadoes

   
 


OTHER GREAT LESSON PLANS

• Tornadoes
• Insects
• Thunderstorms
• Robots


COMING SOON

• Hurricanes
• Energy

 

 

 

Teacher Downloads:

Lesson Plan: View PDF
Graphic Organizers: GO#1 | GO#2

Teacher Script: TS#1
Glossary: View PDF

Video Clip: Tornado in Dallas, Texas, 1957
Video Clip: Tornado in Fort Worth, Texas, 2000
Video Clip: Tornadoes in Lancaster and DeSoto, Texas, 1994

 

TEKS OBJECTIVES

English Language Arts, Grades 4-5

• Listening/Speaking:
   1A, 1C, 2D, 4A, 5B, 5F

• Reading/Vocabulary/Word Analysis:
   9A

• Comprehension:
   
10A, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F, 10K, 10L, 11A,11B, 11C, 14A
• Writing:

   15A, 15E, 19B

• Inquiry/Research:
   13A, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13H, 21B, 21C

• Viewing/Representing:
   23B, 24A

English Language Arts, Grades 6-8

• Listening/Speaking:
   1A, 1C, 1D, 2D, 4A, 5B, 5F

• Reading/Vocabulary/Word Analysis:
   9A

• Comprehension:
   10A, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10F, 10K, 10L, 11A, 11B, 11C, 14A

• Writing:
   15A, 15E, 18B, 20B, 20C

• Inquiry/Research:
   13A, 13C, 13D, 13E, 13H

• Viewing/Representing:
   22B, 23A

Science, Grade 5

• Science Concepts:
   5B

TAKS OBJECTIVES

Reading, Grades 4-8:
Objectives 1, 3, 4


Writing, Grades 4 and 7:
• Objectives 1, 3


Science, Grade 5:
• Objectives 3, 4

Lesson Objectives:

Learners will:

  • ask questions about tornadoes
  • describe tornadoes
  • make connections to what they already know about tornadoes
  • write personal reaction to video

Skills

  • describing tornado systems
  • listening
  • making connections to prior knowledge
  • making, revising, confirming predictions
  • self-questioning
  • writing independently

 

 
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