HURRICANES
6th Grade Science Internet Lesson

1. Which states are likely to experience hurricanes?  Check out the world map under the link "How Hurricanes Move" on this site.  Choose a state (which experiences hurricanes) where you will pretend to live and tell how many hurricanes occur each year in this state/area.  (Refer to the circled numbers on the world map.)

http://www.worldbook.com/fun/bth/hurricane/html/hurricane.htm

*Link to a map of the United States:

 http://www.50states.com/us.htm

2. What will your hurricane be named?  Check out this site for the rules used in naming hurricanes.  Why are some names listed in red?  Select one of the acceptable names to use for your hurricane. (*Be sure to select a name from the list for the current year.)

http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/names.html
 

3. How severe will the hurricane be?  Decide on a category for your hurricane after investigating the Saffir-Simpson Scale at this site.   Write a sentence or two, which includes 3 characteristics describing your category.

http://www.gopbi.com/weather/special/storm/about/categories.html
 

4. Regardless of the category you selected for #3, what safety measures would you take on your home to prepare for a hurricane?  Investigate these safety measures at "Protecting Buildings from Hurricanes" on this site.  List the strategies you would use for protecting homes and lives during a hurricane.

http://www.worldbook.com/fun/bth/hurricane/html/bldgs.htm
 

5. What would it be like to live through a hurricane?  Read about the experiences of people who have survived hurricanes at the following 3 web sites.  Write a 1-paragraph summary of each account in which you include answers to WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHY or HOW.

•  Meet a Family That Survived the Storm         http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/survivors1.html#survivors1

• The Story of Mary Ann and Hurricane Camille

 http://www.fema.gov/kids/hucamil.htm
 
• Hurricane Hugo:  An Eyewitness Account http://www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/hugo96.html

 

When you are done....
Click on the link below and start your Hurricane Journal

Hurricane Journals
 

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