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FEMA FOR KIDS: HURRICANES
HOW DO
HURRICANES GET THEIR NAMES?
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/F_Hurricane_Names.html
An online storybook for elementary students
discusses
just how hurricanes got named. Comparing
hurricanes to
children and their needs for growth, it also
explores
what makes a hurricane form and grow.
Six Year List of Hurricane Names- FEMA for
Kids
NASA HURRICANE PHOTOS:
http://www1.msfc.nasa.gov/newsroom/camex/camphotos.html
What does Earth look like from space, and
what does our
weather look like around our planet? How
about hurricanes,
the wildest weather of them all? Introduce
your students
to satellite images of Hurricane Ivan,
tracked from its
beginning, with archived photos from last
year's hurri-
canes as well. When you have read the
accompanying text
and viewed all the photos, have the students
draw and
color their own hurricane pictures, and be
sure to track
Hurricane Ivan's progress.
TRACK A HURRICANE:
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/instructions.html
In this online exploration, students will
practice lat-
itude and longitude by tracking their choice
of three
different hurricanes.
YOU'RE
MAYOR, AND YOU HAVE A HURRICANE COMING!
http://weathereye.kgan.com/expert/hurricane/index.html
The good news is that you have just been
named mayor of
your city. The bad news is that a hurricane,
a very large
hurricane, is coming directly your way. What
to do? Learn
the hurricane basics first before you
decide.
HURRICANE SCIENCE:
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html
How do hurricanes form? Take a look inside a
hurricane
as it builds up to a mighty storm. Read
survivors' stor-
ies, track hurricanes, and learn how to make
your own
weather monitoring instruments.
TRACK A HURRICANE:
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/instructions.html
In this online exploration, students will
practice lat-
itude and longitude by tracking their choice
of three
different hurricanes.
EYE IN THE
SKY:
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/eye/hurricanes/hurrintro.html
Opening with devastating scenes wreaked by
the power of
hurricanes, National Geographic offers an
online invest-
igation into the effects of the science
behind hurricanes.
Online animations are included.
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EXPLORING THE
WEATHER:
http://www.ttsd.k12.or.us/district/curriculum/elem/pscience/weather/lessons.html
Geared to early elementary classes, this
weather unit
offers several possible lesson plans to
explore differ-
ent facets of the weather. Students can
examine the dif-
ferences between hurricanes and tornadoes,
look at clouds,
create a simple graph on daily highs and
lows, write a
story about clouds or write a letter to the
weatherman,
learn a weather word of the day, or be
introduced to
weather maps and national weather data.
HURRICANE LAB
TEACHER STUDIO:
http://www.riverdeep.net/earthscience/data/hurricanes/hurricane_teacher.html
http://www.riverdeep.net/earthscience/data/hurricanes/hurricane_lab.html
Use the 2nd URL above to access the online
Hurricane Lab,
with warning simulators, hurricane causes,
storm warnings,
and virtual visits. With the teaching studio
you can ac-
cess an accompanying guide with teaching
tips, learning
opportunities, and printable lab
instructions.
THE EVOLUTION
OF A HURRICANE:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/hurricane/hurricane_explainer/flash.htm
How does a hurricane form and develop, and
how does it
become a gigantic threat as it builds up?
This animation
is supported by labels and text to discover
just how na-
ture's most spectacular and dangerous storm
occurs.
MAKE A HURRICANE SPIRAL:
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricanepopup.html
Print out two templates for creating a
hurricane spiral,
then color and fasten them according to the
directions
here. When the wheel spins, students should
be able to
see the spiral movements of a hurricane.
HURRICANE
HOUSE:
http://www.fema.gov/kids/games/hurhouse/
In the event of a hurricane, how could you
best prepare
your house and your yard? Students will
click on the
house to see which objects could possibly
cause problems
during hurricanes.
HOW IN THE WORLD DO HURRICANES FORM:
http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/hurricane2.html
You need to whip up a batch of some of the
most violent
weather on Earth; how are you going to do
it? Find the
recipe here, and make sure you follow the
process and
instructions well.
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