Lesson Plan

Tracking a Hurricane

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Students play the role of amateur meteorologists and track a hurricane. In this hurricane activity, learners follow a hurricane by tracking its coordinates on an overhead map. Students work in small groups to place dots on the map showing the hurricane's path. Groups decide whether to give warnings or to order evacuations to people in hurricane's path. Students discuss difficulty of tracking hurricanes in real life situations.

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Grade
5th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Year
2010
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