Websites

Use the following teacher-approved websites to complete the project:

 

1.      Hurricanes in History - this NOAA site gives names of past hurricanes and lists
years/facts/track pictures

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/outreach/history/#jeanne (Links to an external site.)Links to an

external site.

2. NASA Fact finding site about Hurricanes - use this site to learn What Are Hurricanes?
What Are the Parts of a Hurricane? What Makes Hurricanes Form? etc.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/stories/what-are-hurricanes-k4.html (Links to an
external site.)Links to an external site.

 
3. Preparedness: Hurricane Basics

Scroll to bottom of this site, under Preparedness,  and click “Frequent Questions”

 
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/hurricane/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
 

4.  4.       Learning to Track Hurricanes

This is the Hurricane Tracking site at the Miami Museum of Science. The task bar has
information about a weather station, predicting hurricanes, and the inside of a storm.  There's
even a hurricane game about supplies to gather. 

 
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane.html
 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
 HURRICANE PROJECT
Google Slides:In this project you must complete a Power Point Presentation that gives
information on hurricanes.  Please check the rubric for grading. Have fun and good luck
.
Slide 1 Title Page : Must have the name of the Hurricane you selected 
Your name, your teacher’s name and class period
 Picture or Pictures of Hurricanes
Slide 2 and 3 Facts on Hurricanes
What is a Hurricane?
 How do they form? 
How are they named?
Parts of a hurricane.
How are they measured and put into categories?
 Any other facts you want to include or you find important.  You must include 5 to 7 facts
Slide 4 Pick a Hurricane of Your Choice
 Name and Date
 Where it took place 
Destruction it caused
 Any other important facts. You must include 5 to 7 facts
Slide 5 Tracking your Hurricane 
Facts on the path of your hurricane 
Details of where it landed 
Details what the categories it was along its path
Insert a picture of the path it took
Slide 6 Hurricane Safety
 How to prepare for a Hurricane
 What you need to be prepared
 What is important to choose and why?
Anything you think is important to include
 You must include 5 to 7 facts