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Hurricane Web Quest

Hurricane Tutorial By completing this tutorial, you will be able to: Understand how hurricanes are named - Naming Hurricanes Understand how hurricanes develop - Stages of Development Identify - Parts of the Hurricane Compare hurricanes - Rating Hurricanes - Saffir-Simpson Scale

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Hurricane Web Quest

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  1. Hurricane Tutorial • By completing this tutorial, you will be able to: • Understand how hurricanes are named -Naming Hurricanes • Understand how hurricanes develop -Stages of Development • Identify - Parts of the Hurricane • Compare hurricanes -Rating Hurricanes - Saffir-Simpson Scale • Make your own hurricane -Interactive Hurricanes Hurricane Web Quest

  2. Naming Hurricanes Using these links, complete this task sheet: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/hurricane_names.PDF • Naming Hurricanes:http://www.ns.ec.gc.ca/weather/hurricane/hurricanes4.html • List of Hurricane Names 1996-2001: http://www.fema.gov/kids/hunames2.htm • Names 2002-2007: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sns-hc-names.story • How are Hurricanes Named?http://kids.mtpe.hq.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/names.html • How are Hurricanes Named by NOAA: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

  3. Stages of Development Use these links to complete this task sheet: Tropical Cyclone Worksheet: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/hurricane_cycle.PDF • How are hurricanes formed?http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/sevweath/swhoware.html • Information: http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/stages/home.rxml • LifeCycle WebSites: http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare/origin.htm & http://whyfiles.org/073hurricane/2.html • USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whurwhat/whurwhat.htm • How a hurricane develops video - USA Today:http://www.usatoday.com/weather/video/whurdev.htm • Inside the Storm: http://deved.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/anatomy.htm

  4. Parts of the Hurricane Use these links to complete this task sheet: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/hurricane_inside.PDF • Structure of a Hurricane:http://hurricanes.noaa.gov/prepare/structure.htm • BrainPOP Movie: • http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/hurricanes/index.weml • USA Today:http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/whurwhat/whurwhat.htm • How hurricanes are formed web site:http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/sevweath/swhoware.html

  5. Rating Hurricanes: Saffir-Simpson Scale • Use these links to complete this task sheet: • Rating Hurricanes Worksheet: http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/hurricane_measurement.PDF • Weather.com: http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/charts/tropical/saffirscale.html • Saffir-Simpson Scale:http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/sevweath/swintensity.html • Naples News:http://www.naplesnews.com/hurricane/00/d441115a.htm • NOAA:http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml • NASA:http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/saffir-simpson.html

  6. Interactive Hurricane Programs • Try to make a hurricane! Have fun! • Hurricane Maker - Can you make the right conditions for a hurricane? http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/weather/hurricane/sns-hc-hurricanemaker.flash • Discovery - Create a Hurricane: http://www.discovery.com/stories/science/hurricanes/create.html • Create-a-Cane:http://deved.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/canelab.htm • Aim-a-Hurricane:http://deved.meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/strike/movncane.htm

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