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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.