The eye of the hurricane
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A lesson plan for Grades 3–5 Science
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- Appropriate grades
- 3–5
- Subjects
- science (meteorology), thinking skills (information literacy)
- Provider
- National Geographic
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This lesson from Xpeditions introduces students to the structure of a hurricane, particularly the eye. Students will view a video about hurricanes, do a simple hurricane simulation, take a tour into the eye of a hurricane, and write reports about their tour. This lesson serves as an introduction to a unit on hurricanes or weather phenomena.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 5
- Goal 3: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of weather and climate.
- Objective 3.02: Discuss and determine how the following are affected by predictable patterns of weather:
- Temperature.
- Wind direction and speed.
- Precipitation.
- Cloud cover.
- Air pressure.
- Objective 3.03: Describe and analyze the formation of various types of clouds and discuss their relation to weather systems.
- Objective 3.04: Explain how global atmospheric movement patterns affect local weather.
- Objective 3.05: Compile and use weather data to establish a climate record and reveal any trends.
- Objective 3.02: Discuss and determine how the following are affected by predictable patterns of weather:
