REPORT OF A HURRICANE

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REPORT OF A HURRICANE!
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Objectives

• Watch an online movie about a hurricane
• Take an online tour with hurricane hunters who
  fly into hurricanes
• Learn the anatomy of a hurricane
• Look at pictures and read the history of
  Hurricane Andrew
• Pretend you have just returned from a trip with
  the hurricane hunters, and write reports
  describing your experiences.
• Play a game.

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Your task

• You are a journalist and have been sent on a
  special mission by your local town.
• You have been asked to study hurricane structure
  and what it is like to be IN and NEAR a
  hurricane.
• Your story will air on the local TV news when you
  are finished.
• Take good notes along the way to keep your job
  simple.
• GOOD LUCK!

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WATCH A SHORT MOVIE!

• Now you will watch a short movie from Brain Pop
  about hurricanes.
• As you watch, pay particular attention to the
  discussion of the hurricanes eye.

MOVIE
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Now, answer questions 1,2, and 3 on your
worksheet.When you are finished, click to go to
the next slide.
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STRUCTURE OF A HURRICANE

• Click on the button below to see a diagram of a
  hurricane. On your worksheet, label each part of
  the hurricane and tell what is going on there.

Hurricane Structure
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• Now, lets learn about Hurricane Andrew. This
  hurricane hit the state of Florida in 1992.
  Click on the button below and scroll down the
  page to read a little about
• Hurricane Andrews history.

ANDREWS HISTORY
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• Click the button below to see some of the
  damage that was done by Hurricane Andrew. The
  pictures are along the side of the page. You
  will need to scroll down. Click on the image to
  see a larger view.

Andrews Images
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On your worksheet, answer questions 4 7
now!Click to go to the next slide when you are
finished.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT HURRICANES

• In order to learn how fast a hurricane is growing
  and how fast its winds are blowing, its
  necessary to go directly into the hurricane.
• Some brave volunteer pilots called hurricane
  hunters do this job in airplanes.

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Soon, you will see pictures and read about a team
of hurricane hunters on a mission to study
Hurricane Opal in 1995.
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But firstYOU NEED TO KNOW

• The eyewall is the border between the eye and the
  surrounding storm winds.
• A dropsonde is an instrument that takes
  measurements of the hurricane from the eye.
• The hurricane hunters drop the dropsonde out of
  the airplane, and it lands in the ocean.

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Take a cyberflight.

• Now on your worksheet, answer questions 8 and 9.

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Click on the button below to PLAY the hurricane
name GAME.Be sure to record your score on your
worksheet (10).
Play Game!
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Think

• Imagine that you have just returned from a flight
  on a hurricane hunter mission. Youve flown with
  an expert team of hurricane hunters and have
  helped them conduct their studies in the eye of a
  hurricane.
• You are going to write a report for your local
  newspaper telling the public about hurricanes and
  your adventure.
• Remember, your report will air on local TV.
• GOOD LUCK!

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Read the directions for your REPORT on your
worksheet.

• Begin to work, but be sure to ask if you have any
  questions.

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References

• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lesso
  ns/07/g35/trythishurricane.html
• http//www.sciencenetlinks.com/Esheet.cfm?DocID60
  
• http//vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/weather/storms/
  index.html
• http//www.nhc.noaa.gov/1992andrew.html
• http//www.gopbi.com/weather/special/storm/about/a
  natomy.html
• http//www.hurricanehunters.com/cyber11.htm
• http//www.app1.fema.gov//cgi-shl/kids/qbuilder.cf
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