Welcome to the Hurricane Unit! Students will explore and learn about hurricanes throughout the unit in interactive and informational lessons. Throughout the unit, students will learn about the basics of a hurricane, the warning system, and safety tips and precautions.
Hurricane Lessons:
Model lesson on modeling wind
This is a lesson where students will learn about wind, one of the main components of a hurricane, by modeling wind with their own breathe. Students will be able to discover the relationship between the strength of wind and the damage it causes, and what happens when you combine wind and water.
Literacy lesson on hurricane warnings and watches
In this lesson, students will read the story Hurricane! by Jules Archer, a grade appropriate story about the nature, origins, and dangers of hurricanes. Students will focus on the warning system that detects hurricanes and alerts the people.
ELL lesson on storm tracking and hurricane hunting
Students will take on the role of being a Hurricane Hunter in this lesson and learn how to track lessons, using maps and graphs. Students will discover hurricane season, how long a hurricane lasts, and where hurricanes hit the most.
Link to Hurricane Home Resources
This provides additional information and resources about hurricanes for parents and students to explore. This is a great resource for students who may have missed a lesson or want to explore different aspects of hurricanes.
Assessment:
Your students will be creating a Hazardous Weather brochure for each of the weather storms we will learn about during their science weather unit. We hope that the students will be able to keep and use this in their future for reference. Here is the information that the students will add for the hurricane unit:
· Watch:
o Storm might land in 2 days
o Winds over 73 miles per hour
o Listen to radio or television
o Prepare home for storm
o Plan evacuation route
o Make a disaster kit (which we will go over in the next lesson/activity)
· Warning:
o Strom likely to reach land
o Wind over 73 miles per hour
o Review plan
o Stay indoors
· Safety:
· What to do before:
o Prepare home for storm
o Plan evacuation routes
o Make a disaster kit: first aid kit, canned food and opener, bottled water, battery radio, flashlight, protective clothing, cash
· During:
o Stay inside
o Evacuated if asked
· After:
o Stay inside until given the all clear
o Do not drive
o Stay away from standing water
· Basics:
o Wind Speeds: 75 to 200 miles per hour
o Size: up to 600 miles across
o What it needs: low pressure, warm temperatures, moist areas, and tropical wind patterns
o Season: June 1 through November 30
o Duration (how long it lasts): 1 week
o Location: Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and coasts
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