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- 7th
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Students use Internet data to plot the path of a hurricane over several days. At designated points, students decide which areas of the coast to put under a hurricane warning and justify their decisions. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research philanthropic organizations that helped after Hurricane Katrina. They organize a collection drive to contribute to the nonprofit organization. They reflect on their efforts. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore personal and public responsibility in dealing with social inequality. They conduct research and participate in a discussion about the effect of Hurricane Katrina in regard to racial and economic equality in the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students work in a small group to create news stories, feature stories and editorials/letters to the editor and organize them in a podcast, video-based program, or newspaper/magazine focused on Hurricane Katrina. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine online maps and data to locate specific geographic areas in aerial photographs. They decide how aerial photographs can help assess damage form major natural disaster such as Hurricane Katrina. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students understand the causes of the devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast States. They perceive the ways that children in the region are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 12th
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Students conduct Internet research to track the path of Hurricane Rita. They record the sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico during and after the hurricane and draw conclusions about how hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students complete a variety of interdisciplinary activities as they study hurricanes. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the different types of storms that can hit land. They locate specific coordinates on a plane grid. They discuss lonsgitude and latitude to plot the coordinates of a tropical storm. They practice finding coordinates that the National Hurricane Center posted for past storms. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study hurricane patterns and damage patterns to build a house that will resist hurricane strength winds and storm surges. They determine the types of materials that are hurricane friendly and build an appropriate structure. They analyze results of their experiment and make conclusions. Their analysis is defended in a paper, presentation or class discussion. Full Review »
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