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Science: Hurricanes As Heat Engines

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Young scholars conduct Internet research to track the path of Hurricane Rita. They record the sea surface temperature of the Gulf of Mexico during and after the hurricane and draw conclusions about how hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean.

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latitude and longitude, map skills, coordinate plane

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coordinates, latitude, longitude, science
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Grade
3rd - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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