Check Out These Online Tornado Activities!
Challenge your mind with this Tornado Brainteaser.
Do the emergency supply scavenger hunt with your friends or family.
Become a virtual tornado chaser by playing The Chase.
Play The Weather Channel’s Severe Weather Challenge game.
Help the Weather Wizards track down a tornado by answering this quiz.
Learn how to make a tornado in a bottle using supplies at home.
Featured Activity: Tornado in a Jar
What You’ll Need
- A clear glass jar with a lid
- Water
- Vinegar
- Clear liquid dish soap
- Optional: a pinch of glitter
What To Do
- Fill the jar 3/4 full of water.
- Add one teaspoon of vinegar and one teaspoon of dish soap.
- Sprinkle in a pinch of glitter (optional).
- Close the lid and quickly shake the jar with a circular motion. Watch the “twister” form before your eyes!
Learn why the tornado-like “twister” forms in the jar by visiting Web Weather for Kids.
Photo courtesy of NOAA.