Tornado Webquest
Ms. Vickers

Info Consultant

Description

You are the Information Consultant and responsible for informing the public 
of what occurs if a tornado is to occur in your small town of Desoto, 
Illinois.  You must find five important facts or ideas that will assist in 
your portion of the brochure.  Below is a few guiding questions that will 
help lead you into finding your important facts or ideas.

1.  What places are available for those who have lost their homes?
2.  Who does someone need to contact if someone is injured and needs medical 
attention?
3.  Are there resources available that will assist in the aid of food and 
water provisions?
4.  Are there consultants I can contact in regards to rebuilding my house if 
lost in the event of a tornado?
5.  Is there financial aid available to those who may need it?

Internet Links

An excellent start for searching. If the following 
links are not answering your questions, begin doing a google search.
http://www.google.com/

There are government agencies committed to 
emergency response.
http://www.fema.gov/

An example of another set of guidelines from a 
University's stand point.
http://www.bsu.edu/web/ur/responseguidelines/tornado.htm

http://www.cwserp.org/reportview.php?entry=323

http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/emergency.htm

http://www.aoa.gov/aoa/disaster/manual/vtorn.html

http://illiniweather.com/pages/tornados.htm

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

http://www.weather.org/tornado.htm