Providing a wealth of information about hurricanes, tornadoes, and other types of weather-related events, this resource could be used in the classroom in a variety of ways. A teacher could use the PowerPoints listed as a way to introduce...

Learners investigate the concept of a hurricane by using the cartoon series "The Magic Schoolbus" to simulate the fantasy of traveling through a hurricane. The instructional activity uses a KWL graphic organizer in order to guide student...

Students study hurricanes and their patterns. In this hurricane lesson, students watch a video clip tracing Hurricane's Ivan's path in Alabama. Students discuss hurricanes and watch a 3-D video of Hurricane Ivan. Students visit a website...

Students complete worksheets and activities about Hurricane preparedness using this webquest lesson and a Red Cross Disaster pack. Downloadable resources are available through links.

Students examine the types and effects of natural disasters. For this natural disaster lesson, students study the different types of natural disasters including; avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes. They...

Fourth graders discuss the problems that have arisen from the lastest string of hurricanes and tsuanamis. They watch a video about severe weather. After the film, 4th graders write four facts they found out about severe weather. ...

Students read a story about Penguin Life and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this penguin life lesson plan, students respond to literature by researching penguins and creating a Venn diagram to compare/contrast...

Elementary schoolers take a look at how the saguaro cactus adapts to the four seasons of the year. This amazing plant has distinct flowering and fruiting cycles within the summer season, and other cycles during the other seasons. Your...

According to the Farmers' Almanac, the weather will be nice today. Class members examine how weather forecasting plays a part in their lives with a resource that provides information on the history of forecasting, from using cloud...

Introduce your class to storage tank failures caused by major storms with an activity that looks at how the concepts of Archimedes' Principle and Pascal's Law affect the storage tanks along the Houston Ship Channel. The background...

Students research severe weather conditions that occur in their region of the country and develop guidelines to deal with natural disaster-related emergencies.

Web weather site for kids highlights hurricanes. Discover how they are formed, the damage they can cause as well as read a weather story about surviving a hurricane.

A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Surviving Hurricanes.

A lab experiment in a series of experiments that explores hurricanes. In this lab experiment, students research the major causes of death in hurricanes by examining photos or videos of hurricane damage. Students will also make a plan to...