Hurricane Teaching Resources

Hurricane season is upon us. The Pacific hurricane season began May 15, while the hurricane season in the Atlantic began June 1. The season continues through November 30. This collection of Science NetLinks lessons and resources will help teachers and students learn more about hurricanes, wind, and other weather.

 

 

 

 

Science NetLinks Resources

Lessons    Tools    Science Updates
Non-Science NetLinks Resources

Lessons

Weather 1: Weather Patterns

Resource Type: Lesson
Grade Band: K-2
Description: This lesson helps students understand how the weather changes some from day to day.

Hurricanes 1: The Science of Hurricanes

Resource Type: Lesson
Grade Band: 3-5
Description: This lesson introduces students to the science of hurricanes in an effort to highlight how forces change the speed and direction of motion.

Hurricanes 2: Tracking Hurricanes

Resource Type: Lesson
Grade Band: 3-5
Description: This lesson examines the role of technology in identifying and tracking hurricanes. 

Properties of Air

Resource Type: Lesson
Grade Band: 3-5
Description: This lesson demonstrates that air takes up space, and puts pressure, or pushes, on everything around it. 

Tools

Animated Guides: Hurricanes
Resource Type: Tool
Grade Band: 3-5
Description: The BBC offers animated slides that lead students through the development of a hurricane.

USA Today's Weather Basics
Resource Type: Tool
Grade Band: K-12
Description: USA Today offers resources to help students understand weather, climate, and some other earth science topics.

Science Updates

Adaptive Happiness

Resource Type: Science Update Audio
Grade Band: 6-12
Description: In this podcast, students learn why many Gulf Coast residents were able to return to normal shortly after Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc in their region.

Hurricanes

Resource Type: Science Update Audio
Grade Band: 6-12
Description: In this podcast, students learn about the recent upswing in hurricanes.

Katrina Mental Health

Resource Type: Science Update Audio
Grade Band: 6-12
Description: In this podcast, students hear why some Hurricane Katrina Survivors had continued mental health woes.

Other Resources

Forces of Nature: Hurricanes
Resource Type: Website
Grade Band: K-12
Description: This National Geographic site offers information about hurricanes and some of the most costly in U.S. history.

Hurricane: Storm Science
Resource Type: Website
Grade Band: K-5
Description: The Miami Museum of Science offers a student-friendly site for exploring various aspects of hurricanes and other natural disasters.

National Hurricane Center
Resource Type: Website
Grade Band: K-5
Description: The National Hurricane Center tracks hurricanes and provides up-to-the-minute information about tropical storms.

Operation: Monster Storms
Resource Type: Website
Grade Band: 6-12
Description: The JASON Project provides student-friendly material about hurricanes and those who study them.

Understanding Weather: Hurricanes
Resource Type: Website
Grade Band: 6-12
Description: This BBC site offers general information about hurricanes.