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Students experiment with fans, water, paper and measurement to simulate a storm surge during a hurricane. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use Internet research to explore how a Bermuda high-pressure system affect a hurricane. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students develop an understanding of the properties of earth materials, the structure of the Earth system, the Earth's history, and the Earth's place in the universe. They examine the recent trend in increased hurricane activity. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students research the formation and life-span of hurricanes and, after analyzing statistics, try their hand at plotting and predicting the course a hurricane. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students listen to and read a scientific report about hurricanes. They listen to the report, answer discussion questions, and track hurricanes on the National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center website. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students and teacher read and discuss CAN YOU BELIEVE? HURRICANES and decide how to characterize the aspects of information. They then take fact cards about hurricanes and try to assemble them to look like a large hurricane including the eye in the center. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students examine the natural disasters of hurricanes and tornadoes. In groups, they explain and draw the process in which each disaster forms and the conditions needed. They describe the life cycle of tornadoes and hurricanes and use the internet to view the destruction they can cause. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students discuss the events of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita during 2005. Using a worksheet, they share their thoughts about bad things happening to good people. They may choose to share the information with the class to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine how imagery helps forecasters predict the impact of a hurricane while visiting a web site. Students are able to view Storm Events that have been cataloged by NOAA dating back to 2000. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students use information technology to conduct research. They become hurricane hunters and predict where, when, and under which conditions a hurricane will be likely to hit. Full Review »
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