HURRICANES
Your Task
Main Tasks
Main Tasks
All worksheets needed for this lesson are available below. These should have been provided by your teacher but if you can't find them, please use these to help you.
All worksheets needed for this lesson are available below. These should have been provided by your teacher but if you can't find them, please use these to help you.
Task 1
Task 1
On the storyboard fill in the missing words from the word box below…
On the storyboard fill in the missing words from the word box below…
Word box
Word box
spinning increases calm spin rotation pressure thunderstorms warm air vortex mix together
spinning increases calm spin rotation pressure thunderstorms warm air vortex mix together
Formation Of A Hurricane.doc Challenge – Can you add drawings to explain what each point on the storyboard is showing?
Challenge – Can you add drawings to explain what each point on the storyboard is showing?
Task 2
Task 2
You be the meteorologist and use the latitude and longitude figures to mark the track of Hurricane Irma on the map.
You be the meteorologist and use the latitude and longitude figures to mark the track of Hurricane Irma on the map.
Hurricane-Irma-Tracking.pdfTask 3
Task 3
How are hurricanes measured?
How are hurricanes measured?
Hurricanes are measured using the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.
Hurricanes are measured using the Saffir-Simpson Wind Scale.
Hurricanes are given a 1-5 category rating. These categories are used to estimate the amount of damage and flooding a hurricane will cause.
Hurricanes are given a 1-5 category rating. These categories are used to estimate the amount of damage and flooding a hurricane will cause.
Measure-Hurricane-WkSheet.docx
Plenary Task
Plenary Task
Using the knowledge you have picked up from today’s lesson what five essential survival things would you pack if a hurricane was heading your way?
Using the knowledge you have picked up from today’s lesson what five essential survival things would you pack if a hurricane was heading your way?
- Complete the Google Forms, which will automatically submit to your teacher (Click your class below)
Answers
Answers