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- 7th - 8th
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Students research a species of reef fish to determine its habitat requirements as both a juvenile and an adult. They use this inforation to create a pamphlet in the style of a real estate brochure that : Describe the habitat and food req Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students listen to a transcript of an interview about an upswing in hurricanes with Stanley Goldenberg, a researcher with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. students participate in a series of discussion questions. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore hurricanes, consider the damage caused by Hurricane Charley, and research various hurricanes that have hit the United States to create a class guide on these major storms. Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students determine what they know about hurricane formation. They experiment to explain hurricane formation and track a hurricane that forms in the Caribbean Islands. Full Review »
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- 7th - 10th
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Students review information on Hurricane Hazel and create maps identifying its path from the Atlantic near the Bahamas to Canada. They should emphasize damage and impact of the hurricane. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students role play a press conference on Hurricane Georges by acting as interviewers from the press. They research the impact of the hurricane in order base their questions on pertinent information. They present the press conference for an audience. Full Review »
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- 5th - 12th
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Students use authentic satellite data on the NASA website to determine when the sea surface temperature meets the criteria to induce coral bleaching. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students examine the Caribbean in terms of its music, art, and folklore. As a class, they listen to a folktale and discuss the difference between telling a story and reading a story. In groups, they write their own folktale and share it with the class. They use the internet to research what it was like to grow up in Cuba during the 1970s. To end the lesson, they view examples of artwork and reflect on them in their journals. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read "Geographical Mobility: 1995-2000." They examine the maps in the handouts and compare them with maps from an atlas. In the second part of this lesson, students read "In Harm's Way." They receive three more handouts, one a blank map of Florida, another about population change in Florida, and the last titled "Danger From Hurricanes. They discuss patterns observed in the maps, graphs, and data. 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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