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Curated OER

Hurricane causes Scarcity

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Assign this PowerPoint to your students to give them a place to explain how a hurricane can cause "scarcity" in a community or area. The directions instruct students how to save their slide. Tip: Instead of completing this on the...
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Middle School Science

Hurricane Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this comprehensive site you will find links to the following topics: parts of the hurricane, naming hurricanes, stages of development, rating hurricanes, online tracking of hurricanes, printable tracking maps, hurricane safety,...
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Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
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Other

Kidstorm: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Hurricane Center: The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale

For Students 9th - 10th
Read how hurricanes are rated on the Saffir-Simpson scale and check out the hurricane record for each level of the scale.
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Other

St. Petersburg Times: Hurricane Andrew, After the Storm

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurricane Andrew struck southern Florida on August 24, 1992. As these articles explain, residents still feel the impact of the storm ten years later on many levels - the psychological toll, the cost of insurance, and in the need to...
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Center for Educational Technologies

Exploring the Environment : Severe Weather:hurricanes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about hurricanes by analyzing data and predicting possible new hurricanes. Lots of good background and some extension activities.