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ERIC Number: ED275605
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Oct-10
Pages: 27
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Utilizing Tornado Data for Classroom Exercises.
Kohler, Fred
Exercises were developed using tornado statistics to provide students with a better understanding of the spatial and temporal characteristics of these phenomena in the United States. Four categories of exercises were considered beginning with the simplest and progressing to the more complex. The first set of exercises required students to interpret tornado data. The second set utilized maps and posed questions about the frequency of tornadoes and associated fatalities. The third set required students to graph data and interpret trend lines in order to understand relationships. The fourth set used the Spearman Rank Correlation to confirm suspected spatial relationships examined in earlier exercises. The sample questions developed for each of the exercises served as examples of what could be done with tornado statistics. It is hoped that the questions and data will encourage users to expand on existing exercises, as well as to develop new ones for the classroom. Six tables of tornado data and corresponding maps are included. (Author/APG)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Speeches/Meeting Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A