PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Hurricanes: New Tools for Predicting
This video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW features new advances in predicting the intensity of hurricanes. [5:49]
Middle School Science
Hurricane Unit
In this comprehensive site you will find links to the following topics: parts of the hurricane, naming hurricanes, stages of development, rating hurricanes, online tracking of hurricanes, printable tracking maps, hurricane safety,...
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hurricanes
This information-filled article provides you with everything you need to know regarding hurricanes and tropical cyclones.
NASA
Nasa: Hurricanes
Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Hurricane Hunters: Tracking Katrina and Rita
In this activity students can use data collected on Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to study functions, predictions, and probability models. Students will track the two hurricanes to see how the paths of the hurricanes affected the Gulf...
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment : Severe Weather:hurricanes
Learn about hurricanes by analyzing data and predicting possible new hurricanes. Lots of good background and some extension activities.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Science Today Hurricane Damage
Students will construct a graph and a regression model which shows the relationship between wind speed and the force of the wind. The students will analyze the math model that fits the data to make predictions from the model.
Geographypods
Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Risk and Risk Assessment
In this learning module, students learn how to assess the risk of a hazard or dangerous activity and the chance of a bad outcome. It examines various scenarios and case studies (e.g., bungee jumping, earthquakes, and tropical storms) and...
Curated OER
Noaa Logo Click to Go to the Noaa Home Page
The Climate Prediction Center provides forecasts and outlooks on short term climatic events including drought, hurricane outlook, la Nina, ozone layer conditions, and heat advisories. Many downloadable videos found under...
Curated OER
Nws Logo Click to Go to the Nws Home Page
The Climate Prediction Center provides forecasts and outlooks on short term climatic events including drought, hurricane outlook, la Nina, ozone layer conditions, and heat advisories. Many downloadable videos found under...
Curated OER
United States Weekly Drought Monitor
The Climate Prediction Center provides forecasts and outlooks on short term climatic events including drought, hurricane outlook, la Nina, ozone layer conditions, and heat advisories. Many downloadable videos found under...