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- Be the meteorologist
- Students use internet data to plot the path of a hurricane over several days. At designated points, students will decide which areas of the coast to put under a hurricane warning and will justify their decisions. This lesson uses real weather data and allows students to "be the meteorologist."
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Science)
- Coastal weather issues: Planning for a hurricane
- The unit is designed for seventh grade students who have been studying Earth and its atmosphere. In this sequence, students are faced with the realistic issue of personal and social decision-making when planning for hurricane strikes, which includes classification, tracking, and monitoring hurricanes, as well as planning for evacuations. The inquiry-based approach involves a WebQuest in which the learner will assume the role of an emergency management team member who must create a preparation plan for the community.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
- By Karen Greene.
- Hurricanes
- A guide to teaching about hurricanes, including virtual field trips, lesson plans, and interactive websites.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Learning about the earth through remote sensing
- In CareerStart lessons: Grade eight, page 5.6
- In this lesson, students will learn about remote sensing and satellite images, and will gain an understanding of how various professions use information gathered via these methods.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science)
- By Tammy Johnson and Martha Tedrow.
Resources on the web
- Unisys Weather: Hurricane/Tropical Data
- Documenting each yearly season, you can find a map showing the paths of each hurricane in a particular year with data about the pressure, highest wind speed, date, and category. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Unisys Corporation
- WhaleNet - From Wheelock College
- Data and tracking information on marine life available on this site will encourage student learning about sea creatures, especially whales. Students can follow sea animals in the Active Satellite Tagging Data section. Articles, research papers on Whale Net... (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: Wheelock College
- Hurricane Strike!
- This multimedia website educates students on hurricanes and hurricane preparedness. (Learn more)
- Format: website/lesson plan
- Provided by: University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
