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Writing
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Hurricane Katrina: August 30, 2005

For Students 4th - 5th
In this writing prompt worksheet, students learn about the day Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, August 30, 2005. Students then find what types of natural disasters affect where they live. Students write about...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Researching Hurricanes with Technology

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explain the components that make up a hurricane.
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Lesson Plan
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In Katrina's Wake

For Teachers 9th - 12th
You will need to go to the National Center for Biotechnology Information website to obtain the article, "In Katrina's Wake." Have your class read it and examine maps of where toxic chemicals were located in Louisiana at the time, taking...
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Lesson Plan
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Everything Weather

For Teachers 5th
Hurricanes are the very definition of exciting weather. Your 5th graders can follow this instructional activity and explore hurricanes with the help of Everything Weather software. They will locate information and answer questions about...
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Weather and Climate: storms

For Teachers 9th
The main types of storms are described in this presentation and characteristic facts are given. The main details thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and winter storms formations are listed. Geographical features that affect weather...
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An Internet Exploration: Flying into the Eye

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Take a virtual field trip into the eye of a hurricane. Through a series of websites, mini-meteorologists discover the anatomy of a hurricane and how one is formed. Add some excitement to your atmosphere curriculum by exploring this form...
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Lesson 2: In the Aftermath

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Don't wait for a crisis to get your finances together. An economics lesson demonstrates the importance of understanding crucial documents, banking basics, and financial tools with the focus on Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and its effects.
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Activity
Colorado State University

Why Do Hurricanes Go Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Test your class' coordination as they model the Coriolis Effect. Forming a large circle, learners move to the right as they try to toss a ball to the person across from them. The movement of the circle represents the rotation of the...
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NOVA Cloud Lab Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
A sign that washed away from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 beached itself 3,595 miles away in France. This artifact and others from around the world help scientists understand water currents and the far-reaching impact of hurricanes. Scholars...
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Hurricanes

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students investigate what conditions are favorable for a hurricane to occur.  In hurricane lesson students view images of hurricane destruction and track a path of a hurricane.
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Learning About Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars write an outline of facts about hurricanes to include in an essay.  In this research essay lesson, students use science books and research hurricanes to gather the information for their essay.
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Organizer
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Forces of Nature: If I Was A Hurricane

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer and answer questions. Students pretend they are a hurricane, and use what they have learned to complete the questions.
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Worksheet
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Hurricane Paths: Comparing Places with Different Prevailing Winds

For Students 4th - 12th
In this wind worksheet students study a wind rose and graphs for Boston and answer several short answers on prevailing winds. 
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Lesson Plan
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Hurricanes!

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students access hurricane reports form the national weather service online, and draw hurricane paths. They discuss how hurricanes form and move. The research should be reported in a comprehensive presentation that can be given to a whole...
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Plotting A Hurricane Using latitude and Longitude

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore map and plotting skills by tracing the movement s of hurricanes through the Earth's systems. a hurricane map is developed from daily media reports.
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Effects of a Storm Surge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students demonstrate the effects of a storm surge on coastal areas.  In this storm surge activity students simulate the force of a hurricane. 
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Worksheet
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Hurricanes

For Students 5th - 8th
In this hurricanes learning exercise, students review and discuss forty-two key terms associated with hurricanes and circle each one in a word search puzzle.
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Understanding Hurricanes and the ER-2

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars study hurricanes; in particular, what they look like, how they are formed, how they are categorized, how they are named, and how they are tracked. They examine the science of hurricanes as well as the mathematics of...
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Hurricane!

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners model the effects of wind speed and water depth on the height of waves during a hurricane. In this meteorology lesson, students use a flexible straw and a 9X 13 baking dish to measure the differences in wave height. 
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Handout
Walt Disney Company

Disaster Preparedness Activity Book

For Students K - 5th Standards
Join the American Red Cross as well as Mickey and friends as they help to prepare young scholars for natural disasters. After reading brief informational passages about earthquakes, floods, fires, storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes,...
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Worksheet
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Hurricane Strength: Spatial Association of Wind Speed and Water Temperature

For Students 6th - 9th
In this hurricane worksheet, students read and analyze satellite images of hurricane Rita. They complete 4 short answer questions about it.
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Lesson Plan
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The Gulf Coast Region: Georgraphy, Demographics and the Effects of Hurricane Katrina

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research Hurricane Katrina and create a Cause and Effect graphic organizer or a Chain of Events graphic organizer.
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Worksheet
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Hurricane Warning! Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this hurricane worksheet, students explore the Internet to access one specific website to find the answers to ten true and false questions about the history of hurricanes and how to recognize one.
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Storm That Drowned a City

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students use a map to locate New Orleans and watch a video on the destruction of Hurricane Katrina. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how a wetland can reduce the impact of a hurricane. In groups, they perform their own...

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