TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Hurricanes
Students learn what causes hurricanes and what engineers do to help protect people from destruction caused by hurricane winds and rain. Research and data collection vessels allow for scientists and engineers to model and predict weather...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Oceans and Weather Systems
Students will identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes.
Ready
Ready: Make a Plan
Thorough resource that covers preparing for natural and man-made disasters and hazards.
NOAA
Noaa: Hurricane Brochures
NOAA presents a number of brochures designed to educate the public about hurricanes. Find information about how they form, their potential danger, photos, graphs, and more.
NOAA
Noaa: National Hurricane Center
Resource presents definitions of hurricanes, weather watches, warnings, and forecasts. View animations and learn about hurricane safety. Includes weather photos and further information.
PBS
Pbs: El Nino
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
NOAA
Noaa: Hurricane Flooding: A Deadly Inland Danger
Detailed on-line brochure about hurricanes and the flooding that comes with these dangerous storms. Find photos and information about how to prepare for hurricanes.
NASA
Nasa: Galileo Image Gallery: Jupiter Great Red Spot
NASA provides images of Jupiter's Great Red Spot to share with the public the excitement of new discoveries being made via the NASA/JPL Galileo spacecraft.
NOAA
Noaa: Historical Hurricane Tracks
Enter storm names, dates, locations, or oceans to collect data of hurricanes from their path, dates of impact, and the intensity of the storms.
USA Today
Usa Today: Hurricane Safety Guide
Safety guide that studies different aspects of hurricanes such as how they are formed, damage they can do, and preparedness. Find links to other safety guides and information about hurricanes.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Stages of a Hurricane
The 3 stages of a hurricane are described with drawings. There are links provided to more information about each particular stage.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Structure of a Hurricane
This site has general information on the structure of a hurricane. There are links to the eye, eye wall, spiral rain bands, and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Danger Potential Scale.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: How Hurricanes Are Named
An explanation of how hurricanes are named. They rotate in alphabetical order between male and female names. There are names for the Atlantic and Eastern Pacific from 1999 - 2004. Fascinating!
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Impact of Natural Disasters on the Earth
Through demonstrations and other research, learners explore the impact of various natural disasters on the earth. The disasters include floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: The Hurricane of '38
Experience the devastating Hurricane of 1938 that roared up the east coast with survivor interviews, photos, and video clips. Includes an explanation of hurricane formation.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science: Hurricanes
Whether you know it as hurricanes, typhoons, or cyclones, these dangerous storms are described in this article.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
PBS
Pbs: Wgbh: Nova: Reconstructing a Storm
Scientists use a variety of tools to reconstruct storms in an effort to understand how they develop. These studies are conducted in an attempt to prepare for future storms. Peer close inside a megastorm, analyze and reconstruct it, and...
Other
Kidstorm: Hurricanes
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
Ready
Ready: Kids: Disaster Master
Make the right decisions about being prepared for natural disasters to become a Disaster Master!
US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: The Forces Are With Us: Natural Forces
A collection of science activities that focus on natural forces that affect Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Students will understand how global climate change relates to storm events, subsidence, and erosion. Background information on...
Other
Super Teacher Worksheets: Reading Comprehension: Hurricanes [Pdf]
Read the fifth-grade reading passages and charts about hurricanes by Erin Ryan and answer the comprehension questions over the selections. PDF includes an answer key with explanations.
Other
Tropical Cyclone Observed and Forecast Tracks
This site has tracked all tropical cyclones from 1988 forward that occurred across the globe. Tropical cyclones have also been categorized by strength.
NOAA
Noaa: Operational Significant Event Imagery
This site contains satellite images from around the world organized by significant events such as dust storms, floods, severe weather, etc. Not very user friendly, but the images are there for those willing to search.