Simple Schooling Classroom

Students in grades 7 and up will learn the physics behind thunderstorm formation and will be able to classify and recognize distunguishing features.  This is a long and in depth unit that will take several sittings to fully digest.  Attractive visuals, engaging games, and info packed activites complement each other and provide a stimulating and fun way to learn about weather phenomena.

If there are links within the course they may click them as they come up - OR they can return to this page and access them here.  In addition, there are suggested supplemental activities listed below that they can do afterwards.  Some units have optional pdf files and worksheets that can be found on the printables page.

Thunderstorm Interactive Unit Study

 (If any of the activities give you trouble, specifically the final Jeopardy Game, click the index link twice and it reloads.  Software quirks - what can you do?)

Optional Resources

Thunderstorm Formation Animation

Thunderstorm Tutorial

Supercell Turns into Tornado

VIDEOS