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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...
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Cyclones
Students explore Earth science by researching natural disasters in class. In this cyclone lesson plan, students discuss the creation of cyclones and what their potential destruction can be in the wrong environment. Students read assigned...
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X-Storms
Students compare and contrast 3 types of extreme storms. They obtain real-time and historical meteorological data regarding 2 specific storms and then analyze the data to determine what type of storm each was.
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The Lesson: Disaster
Students study natural disasters. In this Chinese and Burmese disasters lesson, students visit selected websites to discover information about earthquakes and cyclones and their devastating effect on the 2 countries. Students complete a...
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The Big Crush
Young scholars examine weather maps from their state from the past few days. They examine the Highs and Lows on the maps to determine what kind of weather they produce. They use that information to better prepare for their activities and...