Surf these sites: Classroom Activities: The Pacific Rim -- 6 classroom learning activites about the Pacific, including "Monsoon Madness." Provided by Florida Geographic Alliance. Dan''s Wild, Wild Weather Page for Teachers -- Useful web sites for teachers to consult as they plan a hurricane lesson or broader weather unit for K-12. Emergency Education Quiz -- Fun quiz asking all kinds of weather questions, some of which related to hurricanes. FAQ: Hurricanes, Typhoons, and Tropical Cyclones -- An excellent, detailed, and up to date catalogue of commonly asked questions and answers, with additional links for more information. Gander Academy''s Hurricane Resources on the World Wide Web -- This site from Gander Academy is designed for primary and secondary students and teachers. It presents a series of web pages listing hurricane related resources on the World Wide Web, plus interactive hurricane tracking maps for three famous storms. Horizon Weather Science Pages -- Researched, written, and designed by the 6th grade Horizons Science class at the Mary E. Taylor Middle School in Camden, Maine. Covers typhoons, tsunamis, and monsoons, among other phenomena. How Do People Cope with Typhoons in Japan? -- A brief description is by the Japanese Information Network. Hurricane Andrew for 4th Graders -- Outline of a 4th grade lesson plan taking 5 days which uses video, an audio tape, and various other teaching aids. Hurricane Georges: An Interdisciplinary Lesson -- Teacher''s lesson plan about hurricanes. Requires no more than a 486 classroom computer and software downloaded from here. Sponsored by Tools for the Teks: Integrating Technology in the Classroom. Hurricane! Adaptations for Special Needs Students -- A stimulating classroom exercise designed to challenge students, make them think, and encourage them to rise to the demands of real-world problems. The lesson plan includes materials for students who are being mainstreamed into the regular class. K-6 Hurricane Activities -- Stimulating lessons in mapping, hurricane tracking, damage assessment, and more. Lesson Planning: Hurricane Watch -- Hurricane learning, lesson plans, and science projects for elementary school grades and above, by Education World. Nature''s Lethal Weapons -- Succinct explanation of hurricanes and typhoons from the British Broadcasting Corporation, explaining worldwide naming zones and dates for storm seasons, rating systems, destructive power, and what can be done about them. Science Education Pages -- The National Data Bouy Center, with an interactive Q & A asking such questions as, "What are hurricanes?" and "How do winter storms differ from summer storms?" Selected Hurricane Readings -- A bibliography of books suitable for middle school, high school, and teachers. Teacher''s Guide to Hurricane Science -- On-going field test of an elementary school teacher''s hurricane learning sequence, sponsored by the Miami Museum of Science. Typhoons: A High School Student''s Web Project -- Web site created by Jen Fanthorpe of Naperville North High School for Weather and Environment class. Weather Here and There -- An integrated weather unit of six lessons incorporating interaction with the Internet and hands-on collaborative, problem solving activites for students in grades four through six. Wind and Sea -- Teachers'' and Students'' corner providing links to over 100 educational sites of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as well as links to many other Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric educational sites.
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