Center for Educational Technologies
Severe Weather: Hurricane Watch
Hurricanes are the most powerful of storms. Using satellite images, this site allows you to plot the path of a hurricane and predict when it will strike land.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hurricanes
Learn about what it takes to be a hurricane and how hurricane tracking has improved over the years.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Build a Magnetometer
Hands-on project where the learner constructs a magnetometer to monitor and measure changes in earth's magnetic field. These changes can then be used to track solar storms.
PBS
Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Hurricanes
A great resource offering the causes and effects of hurricanes, the reason why hurricanes are named the way they are, the difference between a hurricane and a tropical storm, hurricane "lingo," safety tips, and more. Follow links to...