Teach Engineering
Hurricanes
When a levee fails, it means disaster. Introduce your class to hurricanes and the technologies used to help protect against them. The included presentation provides background information using Hurricane Katrina as a reference.
NASA
How Does a Hurricane Form?
Young meteorologists examine the formation of a hurricane in a resource focused on severe weather conditions. Once they learn that a hurricane is also a tropical cyclone, and detail the different levels associated with tropical storms,...
Curated OER
Hurricane Happenings
Fourth and fifth graders engage in this impressive lesson which focuses on the causes of hurricanes and tropical storms. The use of video clips and Internet sites helps facilitate discussion amongst pupils which should lead them to a...
Curated OER
Tracking Hurricanes
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.
Curated OER
Hurricanes Are They Coming to Your Neighborhood?
Students study weather systems, hurricanes and tropical storms. They predict landfall of hurricanes and tropical storms.
Tramline
Hurricane Virtual Field Trip
What conditions are necessary to create a hurricane? Where do hurricanes occur? When is hurricane season? What is the difference between a tropical cyclone and a hurricane? How is the strength of a hurricane measured? Where do hurricanes...
Geographypods
Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Technology Education: Hurricanes Web Quest
Use this WebQuest to find out about hurricanes, how they are created and classified, and how to stay safe in a storm.
NOAA
Noaa: Jet Stream: Tropical Weather
The National Weather Service presents this information-rich site on tropical weather. Learn about the inter-tropical convergent zone, El Nino, and tropical cyclones. Review questions are included.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hurricanes
This information-filled article provides you with everything you need to know regarding hurricanes and tropical cyclones.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth System: El Nino's Influence on Hurricane Formation
This video segment adapted from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains how and where hurricanes develop. Learn how El Nino events alter the course of atmospheric circulation. Includes background reading material and discussion...
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.
Other
Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Tropical Storms
Description of tropical storms and links to several case studies. This site includes information, such as how tropical storms are named, how they occur, and how they are structured.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Hurricanes
Do you know what was the most destructive hurricane? Provides an explanation of a hurricane while exploring how they form, how they are measured and classified, effects, and how they get their names.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica Research Center: Describe Different Weather Patterns
This module provides informational text about weather. Students will learn about precipitation and storm fronts. Students will also learn about different types of storms, including the following: hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons.
NASA
Nasa: Hurricanes
Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.
Read Works
Read Works: Earth Science Hurricanes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about tropical storms and hurricanes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Other
Unisys: Hurricanes/tropical Data
There is a table that has links to hurricanes in the Atlantic from 1995, East Pacific from 1997, West Pacific from 1996, South Pacific from 2000, and South India from 2000. This page has a satellite map and the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
CNN
Cnn: Typhoon Winnie
This articles discusses the destruction of typhoon Winnie on China. Find out how many lives were lost and other places that were hit.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Hurricanes
This lesson starts out with a short video clip of Hurricane Ivan and shows the pattern it followed. Emphasis is placed on the fact that Hurricane Ivan struck and the eye traveled over Alabama. Discussion of hurricane facts follow....