Hurricanes

Katrina – New Orleans

Galvaston Texas - 2008

Galviston Texas – September 2008

Houston Texas September 13, 2008

New Orleans

Doppler radar of Ike

Pre-lesson questions

• What is a hurricane?

• Describe what it is.

• Where have you seen or heard of hurricanes forming?

• What happens when a hurricane hits land?

Experimenting questions

1. Predict how a hurricane forms. Draw a picture of how you think a hurricane is formed.

2. List the ingredients needed for a hurricane to form.

3. Describe how you think a hurricane gains its strength?

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• Where was the hurricane formed?• What did your group think was the reason

hurricanes happen near the equator?• Where did the hurricane gain its strength? Over

land or over water? • Where did the hurricane disappear or lose its

strength?• Why did the hurricane lose its strength on land? • Why were all of your hurricanes formed in the

same area?

Which x is the most likely spot for a hurricane to form?

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• Explain why hurricanes happen near the equator.