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- 6th - 12th
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Students consider what a hurricane is and how it impacts both land and people, explore the speculations surrounding Hurricane Isabel, research potential target sites and create maps illustrating how Isabel may affect them. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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After discussing hurricanes, students view a Power Point of hurricane activity. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students compare and contrast the major characteristics of hurricanes and tornadoes. They examine the ecological benefits of large storms. They draw an eye of a hurricane, complete a handout, and a quiz. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students use a map to locate New Orleans and watch a video on the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how a wetland can reduce the impact of a hurricane. In groups, they perform their own experiment and compare and contrast the amount of meshed materials and hypothesis about how land can be protected by wetlands. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students interpret data displayed in a graph, make inferences based on graphical data. They work in pairs or groups to interpret graphs containing historical data of hurricanes, and then answer questions that assess their examineing and their ability to analyze the data. Full Review »
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- 8th - 12th
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Students access hurricane reports form the national weather service online, and draw hurricane paths. They discuss how hurricanes form and move. The research should be reported in a comprehensive presentation that can be given to a whole group. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students discover the proper methods for plotting hurricanes while developing their understanding of hurricanes by researching and gathering tracking data from technological sources. Students develop a newsletter about hurricanes, make a model out of clay, and compose a song. Full Review »
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- 2nd - 5th
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Students review their prior knowledge of hurricanes. Using the internet, they discover how to prepare oneself for a hurricane disaster and explain the difference between a hurricane watch and warning. In groups, they make their own weather and discuss what causes severe weather in the South. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students recognize that wind speed increases the height of ocean waves. They set up an experiment to illustrate how air currents affect wave action and measure the resultant waves. In addition, they write a report describing the experiment in detail, reporting the results, and stating the conclusions he or she drew from the results. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students study the nature of hurricanes and examine in detail the effect of Hurricane Georges upon the Dominican Republic. They explain the way in which physical systems (e.g., a hurricane) can affect human systems (e.g., the life of a community or country). Full Review »
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