Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete coverage of Hurricane Katrina is given including societal repercussions and political fallout.
Website
USA Today

Usa Today: Hurricane Safety Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Safety guide that studies different aspects of hurricanes such as how they are formed, damage they can do, and preparedness. Find links to other safety guides and information about hurricanes.
Article
PBS

Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
Graphic
South Carolina Educational Television

South Caroline Etv Commission: Hurricane Basics | Nasa Online

For Students 9th - 10th
Simulation provides details of hurricane parts, hurricane formation, and hurricane movement.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Q&a: Can the Us Afford Hurricane Relief?

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed Q & A article discussing the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina. Article is from September, 2005.
Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Stages of a Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
The 3 stages of a hurricane are described with drawings. There are links provided to more information about each particular stage.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Hurricane Ruins Thriving Casino Town

For Students 9th - 10th
August, 2005, report on the devastation to Gulfport, Mississippi, by Hurricane Katrina.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Bush Seeks $50Bn Hurricane Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
President George W. Bush asks Congress for over $50 billion dollars in emergency aid to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in this September 2005 article.
Unit Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Facts and Reasoning: Forecasting Hurricanes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this science-themed literacy lesson about forecasting hurricanes, students identify the author's claim and how the author supports the claim with evidence and reasoning.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introduction to Texas Hurricanes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students are asked to graph data about some 20th century hurricanes that hit the Texas coastline. For each graph, they are asked several questions about any apparent correlation between the different variables. Students...
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Us Hurricane Response: Key Players

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketches of the key governmental officials involved in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort.
Website
Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Hurricanes in the News

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get familiar with the causes of hurricanes and what "feeds the monster[s]."
Lesson Plan
Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: Surviving Hurricanes: Unit Files

For Teachers 4th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the text, Surviving Hurricanes.
Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Hurricane Season 2005: Rita

For Students 9th - 10th
Outstanding web site from NASA that details Hurricane Rita and has a plethora of visuals such as interactive maps, aerial photographs, videos, and more. Great source.
Primary
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Hurricane Rita Maps

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page with a large quantity of links to information on Hurricane Rita including maps, aerial images, satellite images, data, and much more.
Website
Other

Hurricane Science: Hurricanes: Science and Society: Galveston 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Article on the science of hurricanes and the effect on society, featuring Galveston, 1900. With map, list of facts and embedded links to vocabulary and related material.
Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Hurricane Ike Forces Mass Evacuation in Cuba

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Matthew Weaver discusses the mass evacuations that took place in Cuba following Hurricane Gustave and that continued during Hurricane Ike. (September 9, 2008)
Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Hurricane Rita: The Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the impact of Hurricane Rita on the Gulf Coast. Find a map of the path of the hurricane, satellite photo, graphic of New Orleans levee, information on the oil industry, and more.
Website
Ibis Communications

Eyewitness to History: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Article with photographs about the Galveston hurricane of 1900 provides a survivor's eye witness account of the devastation.
Article
BBC

Bbc News: In Pictures: Hurricane Rita Hits Gulf Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
Enlightening photographic slideshow of Hurricane Rita.
Website
BBC

Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the impact of Hurricane Tomas on the population of Haiti following the earthquake, floods, and cholera epidemic that occurred earlier in the year. (November 5, 2010)
Article
FOX News

Fox News: Hurricane Rita Grazes Keys, Targets Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
As Hurricane Rita grazed the Florida Keys, now it is headed toward the Gulf of Mexico. In response, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, many areas fear destruction, are making plans, and are evacuating. Photos, video, and links to other...
Graphic
NOAA

Noaa: Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed on-line brochure about hurricanes and the flooding that comes with these dangerous storms. Find photos and information about how to prepare for hurricanes.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Hurricanes: Spinning Storms

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about hurricanes and how to stay safe during a hurricane. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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