Hurricane Season, Grades K-5
Learn How Hurricanes Are Formed, Tracked and Affected by Global Warming
Lesson Plans
Hurricanes 1: The Science of Hurricanes
Students in grades 3-5 examine aspects of hurricanes to understand how changes in speed or direction of motion are caused by forces.
Hurricanes 2: Tracking Hurricanes
Students in grades 3-5 explore how tropical storms are identified, measured, and tracked.
Hurricane Katrina: A Problem-Based Learning Module (
PDF, 2 MB, 8 pgs.)
Activities
- 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)
- Aim a Hurricane
Background Resources
- FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes (Grades K-5)
- How Do Hurricanes Form?
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Hurricane Center
- NASA's Hurricane and Tropical Storms Resource Page
- Storm Surge Overview
- Global Warming and Hurricanes
- Severe Weather and Natural Disasters: Hurricanes
- Teaching and Learning About 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
- How Hurricanes Form
- Hurricane Katrina IR Animation
- Lifespan of Hurricane Sandy
- Animation of Hurricane Katrina's lifespan
- Storm Surge Animations from NOAA's SLOSH model
Video
last updated: June 13, 2017
