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HomeroomREAD!
Warm
-up Make a Venn Diagram
comparing and contrasting Low Pressure Systems and
High Pressure Systems
Hurr
icanes!
Develop in warm tropical regions.
Water is at least 80 degreesRequire moist warm
air and equatorial winds
Hurr
icanes!
Many begin as a cluster of thunderstorms.
They release latent heat which causes the
pressure to drop and
winds to get stronger!
Life
cycl
e o
f a
hurr
icane
1.Tropical depression:
wind speeds of less than 38 mph2.Tropical storm: wind
speeds of 39 to 73 mph3.Hurricane: wind
speeds greater than
74 mph
Hurr
icane
Str
uct
ure
Hurr
icane
Str
uct
ure
Eye: calm region that
spans 20-40 miles across
Eyewall: dense winds
that contain the highest winds of the
storm!
Rainband: dense band
of thunderstorms-up
to 300 miles long!
Prepari
ng f
or
a
Hurr
icane
You are now part of a
committee preparing
for the arrival of a Hurricane . 1.You in your partner will
read the text about the hurricanes. You will
answer questions about each of the selected text2.It will be collected at
the end of the period.
Cla
ssw
ork
: C
hoose
One
Act
ivit
ity
Students will create Poster
to provide people with
information that could be
saved for Severe Storms
such as Hurricanes. Pictures must be included
Students could write a
fictional story about a
hurricane. Make sure no
people or animals are
harmed in the story. It
must have a happy ending.
Vid
eo
http://app.discoveryed
ucation.com/search?Nt
t=hurricane#selItems
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ndexVersion=&Ntk=All&Ntx=mode%2
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