Animated Lessons
Hurricanes
Related Topics and Subtopics:
Cyclones of the Sea - (Y, M)
Hurricane Tracking Charts - You can now track hurricanes yourself, just like the meteorologists at the National Hurricane Center. Just print out one of these tracking maps or download the PDF file to make your own tracking maps. (Y)
NASA Educational Resources - Hurricanes - This online educational activity for grades 5-8 will allow students to investigate the causes of hurricanes and how they are named and categorized, then practice tracking one across the Atlantic Ocean. (M)
Internet Field Trip:Hurricanes and Tornadoes - Includes resources written in Spanish and a field trip log. Grade 4 (Y)
Hurricanes - the how and why of hurricanes and tornadoes from BBC (Y, M, O, T)
Hurricanes - excellent teaching resources from FEMA for Kids (Y, M, O, T)
Hurricane Tracking Charts - includes color and black and white from the ARC and black and white charts from the NOAA and the National Hurricane Center (Y, M, O, T)
Hurricane Preparedness Week - resources from the NOAA for education and preparation (Y, M, O, T)
National Hurricane Center - from the NOAA, a wide variety of information and tracking resources (Y, M, O, T)
Hurricanes thinkquest - how hurricanes are formed, safety tips, classifications, naming hurricanes, and the most powerful hurricanes (Y, M, O, T)
Severe weather and natural disasters - hurricanes - in-depth teaching resources from Scholastic.com (Y, M, O, T)
Hurricanes: nature's greatest storms - lots of information from the NOAA (M,O)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)
