{"product_id":"tornado-in-a-box-a2855","title":"Tornado in a Box","description":"\u003cfigure class=\"caption\"\u003e\u003cimg class=\"size-large wp-image-663\" title=\"Tornado in a box\" src=\"\/\/supplyme-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/post\/Tornado-in-a-box1.jpg\" alt=\"Elementary Earth Science and Weather Science Fair Project\" data-pin-hover=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cfigcaption\u003ePhoto Source: instagram.com | hardroadlilly\u003c\/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c\/figure\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe were inspired by this \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/SgAn8AtEN3\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eInstagram\u003c\/a\u003e picture taken by Lilly, a Canadian student teacher, to do a little digging on the topic of tornadoes. While we've heard about the tornado in a bottle, the concept of a tornado in a box was new to us and, after checking it out, we have to admit it's pretty cool! Great for upper elementary students interested in earth and environmental sciences, specifically weather and atmospheric phenomena, the tornado in a box offers a great visual aid demonstrating the power these natural disasters can wield.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo create your own tornado chamber, we suggest using these directions from \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.crh.noaa.gov\/ict\/educate\/torbox\/Tornado-In-A-Box.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eThe National Weather Service\u003c\/a\u003e. Clear and concise, with great photos to go along with the written directions, the boxes constructed using these directions have been used in official public weather training programs and {if followed correctly, of course!} have been proven to work. Before putting the work into creating your own, if you want to see tornado chambers in action, check out these YouTube videos:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E55EtqgN9FU\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eTornado Box: 4th Grade Science Fair Project\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T0DN1EV1fbc\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003eTornado Machine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the tornado chambers make great demonstrations, David Dewey, eighth grade participant in the \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.usc.edu\/CSSF\/History\/2012\/Projects\/J0807.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-ad-id=\"post-content-link\"\u003e2012 California State Science Fair\u003c\/a\u003e, hypothesized that along with the exhaust fan speed, the water temperature used would also affect the size of the tornado, and developed an experiment to test it. You can check out highlights of his project by reading his submission summary, and hopefully it will inspire project ideas of your own!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SupplyMe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":1734167986201,"sku":"A2855","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1418\/0968\/products\/Tornado-in-a-box1.jpg?v=1522782076","url":"https:\/\/www.supplyme.com\/products\/tornado-in-a-box-a2855","provider":"SupplyMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}