Created By:
Susan Fischer, Ann Kamm, and Jill Maus
Oconto School District
Oconto, Wisconsin
Introduction|Task|Procedure|Evaluation|Conclusion|Teachers Notes
Hail is starting to fall, winds are blowing and a large dark cloud is swirling toward you. Do you run for cover? No! You drive straight toward it! Are you nuts? No, You are a storm chaser! You are leading a group of tourists on a storm chasing tour and you are all hoping to see a tornado up-close and personal!
You begin your tour here. You will research tornadoes, identify safety concerns and create your tour company based on your findings. Your main mission is to create an advertisement that will get as many tourists as possible to join your tour.
Hang on to your hats a storm is brewing below. Continue your quest here.
After reading the book "Tornadoes" your groups task is to create an advertisement, (such as: travel brochure, poster, newspaper article, etc.) promoting a tour company's storm chasing adventure.
Your advertisement must have the following items in your brochure:
Tornado Safety Tips
Tornado Information
Pictures of Tornadoes
Trip Information
A Descriptive Paragraph About Your Trip
PROCEDURE
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Click here to print clipboard pages |
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Read the online safety tips and list what your group identifies as the five most important safety tips. Click |
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Read the online tornado facts and complete the tornado facts clipboard page. Click |
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Print or draw a picture of a tornado. You may choose one from the selection below, one from the picture gallery, or even one that you find on your own. |
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Complete the trip information clipboard page. |
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Complete the descriptive paragraph notebook page. |
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Use the information from your clipboard pages to create an advertisement for your company. Click |
Your advertisement and teamwork will be evaluated based on the following rubrics:
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Congratulations. You have completed the research necessary and have created an advertisement for your tour company. Have a safe trip!
TEACHERS NOTES
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here to view standards.
DISCLAIMER!!
STORM CHASING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. REMEMBER THIS IS A WEBQUEST ADVENTURE. DO NOT TRY TO CHASE A STORM. FOLLOW ALL TORNADO SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
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Susan Fischer