Hurricanes: EarthÕs Mightiest Storms
Internet Projects
Directions: Select one or more of the following projects about Hurricanes.
Tropical weather systems vary in intensity and potential damage. Use the following sites to construct a poster showing how hurricanes are ranked.
www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqD.html
Tropical weather systems are assigned names. If a storm develops into a hurricane and causes significant damage the name is ÒretiredÓ.
www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/tcfaqB.html
A list of ÒretiredÓ names can be found at:
www.publicaffairs.noaa.gov/grounders/retirednames.html
Construct a timeline showing the names and year ÒretiredÓ. Select a name from the current list and suggest a replacement name. Explain your choice.
Information on storm landfall can be found at:
www.nhc.noaa.gov/paststate.html
Construct a bar graph of the state versus number of total storm and major storms.
Construct three pie graphs showing the major storms by month
1) for the entire US
2) for Texas
3)
for Florida
Using the following sites construct a fictional diary of a week in the life of a pilot of a Hurricane Hunter plane.
www.hurricanehunters.com/cyberfly.htm
www.hurricanehunters.com/photo.htm
www.hurricanehunters.com/history2.htm
www.hurricanehunters.com/eye2eyehtm
www.hurricanehunters.com/faq.htm
Visit the following site
www.4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwEvent~Storms
Obtain information about storms that have occurred in Maryland and/or Delaware. Construct a report of what you have learned.
The sites that follow give real accounts of people who encountered hurricanes.
www.miamisci.org/hurricane/survivors1.html
www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane.html
Write a fictional story showing what it would be like the day before and immediately after a storm.
Meteorologists use a number of different instruments to study the atmospheric conditions. Visit the following site.
www.miamisci.org/weatherstation.html
Construct one or more model weather tools.
Teacher
Resources:
Cyber Field Trip
www.field-trips.org/sci/hurricane/index.htm
Political Aspects: Model mayor of city about to deal with hurricane
http://test.weathereye.org/expert/hurricane/
Current Information: Active storm list from weather service
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml
Maps and Pictures: Storm tracks
http://hurricane.csc.noaa.gov/hurricanes/index.htm
http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/severeweather/hurricanes.html
Email a Hurricane Hunter
www.hurricanehunters.com/askus.htm
General Information
www.howstuffworks.com/hurricane.htm/printable
www.cln.org/themes/hurricanes.html
http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/weather_sub/faq.html