Students research hurricanes. Students explore the stages of hurricanes, the Weather Forecasting Center, and tracking of hurricanes. They analyze information and produce a public service announcement educating the public on hurricane...

Young scholars access a database to research information about hurricanes. Students practice using a database to find the answers to various questions about hurricanes. Young scholars rearrange records, conduct filtered searches and...

Young scholars, in groups, research the problems that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and how the government could have been better prepared. They develop a useable plan for how the government could better prepare for such...

Fourth graders use Internet and/or library resources to locate and record information about hurricanes on a worksheet..

Eighth graders gather information on hurricanes that are affecting the world at the time of the lesson. They work together in groups to collect the data and record their information in a table. They are asked questions to finish the lesson.

Eighth graders research, collect and interpret data about weather statistics. They record that data on spreadsheets. they create Powerpoint presentations on their individual or group research.

Learners determine what they know about hurricane formation. They experiment to explain hurricane formation and track a hurricane that forms in the Caribbean Islands.

Students study weather systems, hurricanes and tropical storms. They predict landfall of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Students examine media language for dangerous storms stressing; preparation, evacuation, and emergency assistance, and problem-solving techniques for emergency situations.

Seventh graders search and sort the "Hurricanes" database to answer questions. They use a strategy to decide whether to use find, sort, or create a filter to find the answers. They complete a worksheet explaining what they know about...

Students explore volcanoes, hurricanes, and tornadoes through the use of the Internet.

Students use knowledge of what satellite imagery tells to create a descriptive hypothesis of the ground phenomenon during a hurricane.

Students listen to a transcript of an interview about an upswing in hurricanes with Stanley Goldenberg, a researcher with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. students participate in a series of discussion questions.

Students state and directly experience two laws of Physics (Law of Gravity, Law of Centrifugal Force) that affect weather. They explain the observations made when using the "hurricane machine" and relate them to other events and phenomenon.

Students consider what a hurricane is and how it impacts both land and people, explore the speculations surrounding Hurricane Isabel, research potential target sites and create maps illustrating how Isabel may affect them.

Fourth graders explain document weather patterns associated with the region where they live. They explain severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes, and how to prepare accordingly for each.