This 26-slide PowerPoint lesson on Tornadoes contains everything you need to teach the topic effectively to middle school students without being overly complicated or too simplistic. It begins by examining what tornadoes are the differences between supercell and non-supercell tornadoes. It then goes into how tornadoes are formed, their characteristics, as well as the damage they can inflict with relation to the Fujita Scale. The lesson concludes by looking at where tornadoes form and how to be prepared for, and safe during, a tornado.

This resource covers the following topics:

• Extreme Weather
• Supercells
• Supercell tornadoes
• Multi-vortex tornadoes
• Tornado Formation
• Non-Supercells
• Waterspouts
• Dust Devils
• Fire Whirls
• Characteristics
• Damage and the Fujita Scale
• Where do they form?
• How to be prepared and stay safe

There are 9 videos embedded in the PowerPoint. Simply start the slideshow and click the image and it will automatically open in your browser. The lesson contains diagrams, examples, and explanations. It includes the lesson (student and teacher versions of the PowerPoint) and a student lesson handout as a word document which follows the PowerPoint.

Included in the lesson package is:

- The teacher version of the PowerPoint

- The student version of the PowerPoint

- 9 videos embedded into the PowerPoint

- Student lesson handout

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The student version of the PowerPoint contains multiple blanks that need to be filled in throughout the lesson. These blanks are conveniently underlined and bolded on the teacher copy. I have found this to be the most effective means of keeping my students engaged and active without having them write everything out. This also leaves more time for discussion and activities.

This file is in .zip format. All that means is you download the lesson package as one file (.zip) and then double-click it to extract it. No additional software is needed, your PC or Mac will do all the work. Please view the Preview File to obtain a sense of my style, see how my PowerPoint lesson is structured and evaluate my work. If you are not 100% happy with what you purchase, I will refund your entire purchase price via PayPal. To access the video(s), begin the slideshow and click the image of the video player. A new window will open up taking you directly to the video.

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