Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wind Effects- A Case Study

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore hurricanes.  In this weather data interpretation lesson, students draw conclusions about the impact of Hurricane Floyd as it related to weather conditions. Students read and interpret a tide data table, a barometric...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Predicting Severe Weather

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students recognize the range and variety of severe weather. They plan for severe weather conditions that they may experience on an immediate and long-term scale and use climate information to make personal choices about where to live and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Severe Weather - Deciding Where to Live

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils recognize the variety and frequency of severe weather occurrences. They research the type of severe weather that may occur in their area as well as determine the frequency of occurrence.
Graphic
CNN

Cnn: Rescue and Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map that takes you to information, news, photos, and videos of Hurricane Katrina. Excellent source.
Handout
BBC

Bbc: Timeline: How the Hurricane Crisis Unfolded

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed timeline of Hurricane Katrina from August 28-September 9, 2005. Links to other stories, video, and pictures accompany this excellent timeline.
Activity
Other

Katrina: The Storm We Always Feared

For Students 9th - 10th
Nola.com has very thorough coverage of Hurricane Katrina. Included are news stories, photo slideshows, Interactive media, timeline, official documents, audio, and video resources. Excellent Hurricane Katrina resource.