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Why a tornado forms

By Andrew Bridges / May 21, 2013

Tornadoes start with a thunderstorm. But they also require other ingredients, such as instability.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged explainer

Twister science

By Andrew Bridges / December 9, 2012

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Meteorologists are learning what makes a tornado

Posted in Weather & Climate | Tagged Center for Severe Weather Research, Don Burgess, downdraft, feature, Harold Brooks, Jeff Trapp, Joshua Wurman, Karen Kosiba, mesocyclone, meteorologist, National Severe Storms Laboratory, National Weather Service, Paul Markowski, storm chaser, supercells, thunderstorms, Tim Samaras, topstories, Tornado, Tornado Alley, twister, updraft, VORTEX

Extra! Extra! Read all about science

By Andrew Bridges / July 25, 2012

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Teachers and experts share their secrets on using the news to enrich science class

Posted in Science Education, Teaching Science | Tagged bedbugs, Bill Klemm, Bloomfield Middle School, Brendan Casey, Brittany Franckowiak, Catherine White, Duke University, East High School, Ellen Wolfinger, Esther Innis, feature, gross out, hurricanes, jigsaw teaching technique, Joan MacQueen Middle School, Loyola University Maryland, middle school, On the Origin of Species, Robert Simmons, science curriculum, Sharon Reuter, Stephen Nowicki, Takoma Park Middle School, Texas A&M University, topstories, Washington Middle School, Wilde Lake High School