Hurricanes
Tropical Cylcones
Engage
VIDEO: Commenting on photos [1:55]
What's "wrong" with this photo? Highlight sections of the photo and use the comment feature to write your observation.
Explore
Study these satellite photos of Hurricanes. Enter observations in a QuickWrite and analyze with Word Cloud. What words jump out?
Observe the characteristics of your chosen hurricane using the Hurricane Tracking Tool and describe its behavior by answering questions in the survey. (For teachers: copy the survey)
Examine trends in class data. See the table.
Explain
After examining your data and the class data, complete this report. See all student reports.
Watch the National Geographic Video on Hurricanes and read about Hurricanes at NASA/NOAA.
Work as a team to develop a model that explains how and why hurricanes form. Use a tech resource of your choice to develop your model.
Extend
Watch a video on the Coriolis Effect, and use a Coriolis Effect Simulator to explain the counter-clockwise rotation of hurricanes.
Visit the NASA Extreme Weather Survey.
Create a collaborative map of recent destructive hurricanes in the appropriate layer.
What is the difference between hurricanes and tornados?
Evaluate
Create a collaborative assessment to assess student understanding of hurricanes.