Hurricane Season, Grades 9-12
Learn How Hurricanes Are Formed, Tracked and Affected by Global Warming
Lesson Plans
Hurricanes as Heat Engines
Students in grades 6-12 examine authentic sea surface temperature data to explore how hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean surface.
Hurricanes as Heat Engines (Inquiry version)
Students in grades 9-12 examine authentic NASA satellite data to explore how hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean surface.
Hurricane Research
Students in grades 9-12 investigate the potential for future deadly and damaging hurricanes to impact the Gulf Coast area
Additional Lessons
Activities
Hurricanes:Online Meteorology Guide
Grades 9-12 are introduced to hurricanes and their associated features, learn where hurricanes develop, and discover the atmospheric conditions necessary for hurricane development.
Hurricane Applet – Atlantic
Drag the hurricane and see the effect of sea surface temperature.
- Hurricane Bingo (Grades 5-12)
- The Surge of the Storm (Grades 5-12)
- Create-a-Cane
- Aim a Hurricane
Background Resources
- How Do Hurricanes Form?
- Tropical Twisters
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Hurricane Center
- NASA's Hurricane Resource Page
- Storm Surge Overview
- Global Warming and Hurricanes
Printables
- The Anatomy of a Hurricane (
PDF, 777 KB, 1 pg.) - Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Chart ( PDF, 906 KB, 1 pg.)
- Eastern Pacific Hurricane Tracking Chart - National Hurricane Center ( PDF, 290 KB, 1 pg.)
- The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale
Animations & Video
Animations
- Evolution of a Hurricane
- CBS News Hurricane Animation
- Hurricane Katrina IR Animation
- Animation of Hurricane Katrina's lifespan
- Storm Surge Animations from NOAA's SLOSH model
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