Hurricanes

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 * [[image:hurricane_pict.jpg width="64" height="64"]]This interactive lesson will enable students to:**
 * Understand how Hurricanes are named
 * Learn the conditons that are necessary for a Hurricane to develop
 * Understand the parts of a Hurricane
 * Explain how Hurricanes are rated according to their intensity level and amount of potenial damage

Process:

//I. __Naming Hurricanes__//
Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #1: [|Naming Hurricanes] [|How are Hurricanes Named] [|Hurricane Names]

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//II. __Stages of Development__//
Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2: [|Hurricane Season] [|What makes a storm a Hurricane] [|Stages of Development] [|How Hurricanes form] [|Formation] [|Stages from Tropical Disturbance to Hurricane] [|Interactive: How Hurricance Form]

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//III. Structure of a Hurricane//
Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2 [|Structure of a Hurricane] [|Anatomy of a Storm] [|What makes a Hurricane] [|How Hurricanes Work]

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//IV. Hurricane Categories/Intensities//
Go to the following websites to complete worksheet #2 [|Hurricane Classifications] [|Saffir-Simpson Scale] [|Kids Earth- The Scale] [|Interactive Graphic for Hurricane Intensity]




 * NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Hurricane Katrina intensified Sunday to a Category 5 storm as it churned towards the U.S. Gulf Coast with maximum sustained winds of 160 mph. At 7:10 a.m. EDT on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Plaquemines Parish Louisiana, just south of Buras, as a Category 3 hurricane. Maximum winds were estimated near 125 mph to the east of the center.**

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Links
[|An Intro to Hurricanes] [|Hurricane Facts] [|Follow Katrina's Path] [|Hurricane Katrina Hits Category 5] [|New Orleans Under Water] [|Strongest Strom in 100 years] [|Before and After Katrina] [|National Hurricane Center] [|CIMSS Tropical Cyclone] [|Hurricane Strom Surge Video] [|BrainPOP Hurricane Movie] [|Storm Surge] [|Hurricane Video]

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