2. The Big Monster Disaster By: Joshua Acevedo and Monet Dix

3. What is a tornado? It is a violent windstorm that moves on land.

4. Where and when does a tornado strike? A tornado can strike in any part of the world. Most tornadoes happen in the United States. http://www.wonderquest.com/2008-02-25-tornado.jpg

5. The most violent tornadoes has wind speeds more then 300 miles per hour. They can destroy houses, buildings, cars and trees. http://theowers.com/web/Portals/6/tornadoDM3030d_468x312.jpg How dangerous are tornadoes?

6. How are tornadoes measured? They are measured by the Fujita Tornado Scale which measures how big and strong a tornado is. The weakest tornado is a F1, and the strongest tornado is an F5.

7. How are tornadoes formed? When a funnel cloud touches the ground.

8. How do they track tornadoes? Tornadoes are tracked by the Doppler radar. http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/bigs/nssl0209.jpg

9. Safety Tips Keep your ears open. Listen to the radio. You must not be close to a window. Go under something completely strong. Safety tips for kids websites: http://www.fema.gov/kids/tor_guide.htm

10. Interesting Facts: Many tornadoes are not that stong. Once a tornado hits water they are not that powerful. Some tornadoes drop hail.

11. How to make a Vortex or Tornado Materials 2 large empty plastic soft-drink bottles Strong tape Food coloring Hole punch drill or washer Steps: Fill one of the bottles with water(2/3 of water) Place a metal washer on the tornado tube or screw a hole on the plastic cap. Turn the second bottle upside down and place duck tape on the tornado tube. Use some duck tape to fasten the bottles. Make sure the duck tape is tight. Now turn the bottle that does not have water and watch what happens!

12. References http://www.weatherwizkids.com/tornado1.htm http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/in teractive/interactive.htmlhttp://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/in teractive/interactive.html http://www.fema.gov/kids/tornado.htm