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Wind Effects- A Case Study

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners explore hurricanes.  For this weather data interpretation lesson, students draw conclusions about the impact of Hurricane Floyd as it related to weather conditions. Learners read and interpret a tide data table, a barometric...
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Hurricane and Tornadoes Word Search Worksheet

For Students 3rd - 4th
While this word search on hurricane and tornado-related terms has little educational merit, it may assist learners with spelling difficult weather-related terms. Terms include: cyclone, convection, pressure, eye, hurricane, millibar,...
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Hurricanes As Heat Engines

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine sea surface temperatures to see how hurricanes get heat from the oceans surface.  In this hurricanes lesson plan students use the Internet to find data and make line plots. 
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The Science of Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore hurricanes. In this science lesson, students discuss the aspects of hurricanes and watch videos of hurricanes. Students discuss the motion of the hurricanes.
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Tracking Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how technology and science are used to identify, measure, and track powerful tropical storms to better warn and secure people from their impact. They research hurricanes online by tracking the storms on a hurricane website.
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The Science of Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - Higher Ed
Learners are introduced to the science of hurricanes in an effort to highlight how forces change the speed and direction of motion.
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the history of hurricanes. They discuss the worst hurricanes that have formed. Students examine what to expect during a hurricane and the preparations they should make. They learn about evacuation routes, shelters, and...
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Horrific Hurricanes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study hurricanes and how scientists predict them.  In this hurricane lesson students read an article on hurricanes, complete an activity and take a quiz.
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The Science of Weather: Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use this USA today activity to learn about hurricane season. In this hurricane lesson, students study the map of the earth and hurricane science. Learners complete discuss questions. Students draw a map of the United States and...
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the internet to research the characteristics of hurricanes. Using this information, they read about past hurricanes and use a weather map to trace current disturbances in the oceans. They also discuss hurricane safety and...
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Hurricane Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils explain how hurricanes are formed, why they are so dangerous, and how they can be tracked. Students work with a partner to investigate the Internet to answer questions about hurricanes.
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Hurricane Structure and Weather

For Students 6th - 7th
In this hurricane and weather worksheet, learners use a diagram to complete 4 matching questions. Each of four numbers on the given diagram must be matched with a corresponding hurricane feature.
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Hurricanes Puzzle

For Students 1st - 4th
In this hurricanes puzzle, students identify terms related to hurricanes. Examples include such words as warning, weather, and storms. A list of 18 words is provided to assist students in their search.
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How Many Hurricanes Happen?

For Students 5th - 12th
In this hurricanes worksheet, learners use a data table showing the hurricane region and the average number of hurricanes per year to determine if the same number of hurricanes happen in each region by creating a graph. Then students...
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Is Global Warming Affecting Hurricanes?

For Students 7th - 12th
In this hurricane worksheet, students use data charts showing the number of hurricanes and the severity of these hurricanes to determine if global warming is causing an increase in hurricanes. This worksheet has 2 short answer questions.
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Hurricane Shapes: Spatial Patterns on Satellite Images

For Students 7th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, students match 21 hurricane satellite images to their appropriate shape. They also answer 4 short answer questions about hurricane shape classification.
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In the Eye of the Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
For this science worksheet, students read about temperature and thermal energy in a hurricane. Students also draw their own hurricane and label 5 different parts.
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Hurricane Winds: A Spatial Hierarchy of Processes at Different Scales

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science lesson, students study a satellite image of hurricane Isabel and write answers to 5 questions that follow. They match predictions to the map locations.
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Hurricane Predictions

For Students 6th - 9th
In this hurricane learning exercise, students analyze and interpret a hurricane graph. They complete 5 short answer questions that follow.
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The Magic School Bus: Inside a Hurricane Puzzle Page

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this hurricanes instructional activity, students find 10 words pertaining to storms and hurricanes in a word search puzzle. Students then complete a hurricane maze. This has a Magic School bus theme.
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Hurricanes Word Search

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students find the vocabulary terms related to the subject of hurricanes. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Hurricane and Tornadoes Vocabulary

For Students 4th - 5th
Quiz your young meteorologists using this simple matching learning exercise. Learners inventory 16 weather-related terms, matching them to the appropriate definition on the right. There are an equal number of definitions as there are...
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Hurricanes and Climate

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate maps and data to learn about the connections between hurricanes and climate. In this exploratory lesson students describe and graph the 6 regions where hurricanes happen and discuss how hurricanes have changed over...
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Hurricane Influence: Landfall Probabilities and Wind Speed

For Students 6th - 9th
In this earth science worksheet, students study a hurricane map and answer 7 multiple choice question about it. They calculate the wind speed on different areas of the map.

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