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Mission 4 - Lesson 4: Studying Hurricanes
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Primary: Lesson Plan
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Operation
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Monster Storms
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Mission:
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Mission 4: The Hunt
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Science
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5 | 6 | 7 | 8
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lesson plan, mission 4
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00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS)
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Audience
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Teachers
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Created On
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8/13/2007
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From: Monster Storms Mission 4: The Hunt |
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Mission 4 - Lesson 4: Studying Hurricanes Describe how scientists study hurricanes. |
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Time required: 60-120 minutes.
- Make sure all students have index cards for the motivating activity.
- Create all necessary transparencies.
- Make sure your internet access is available.
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The Hunt: At a Glance, Standards Alignment, and teaching tips and suggestions for all content in Mission 4. |
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Transparencies to support Mission 4. |
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- Look at the diagram on pages 74 and 75 and write down each stage of hurricane development on an index card (omitting the actual stage number). Then, shuffle the index cards and see if they can put the stages in the correct order, using details to justify their answers.
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Follow the five stages illustrated in this diagram to discover how the Atlantic Ocean hurricanes form. |
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Instructions:
- Use the teacher's edition to facilitate a discussion of the evolution of a hurricane. Direct students to JMC to show them a photo of a satellite image of easterly waves forming thunderstorms flowing west from North Africa.
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This shows a satellite image of an Easterly Wave forming over Africa. These strong winds caused by the jet stream travel over the Atlantic and can trigger hurricanes. |
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- Make sure the students understand the Coriolis Effect in relation to hurricanes. The teacher's edition has a concise explanation on page 75, and there's a transparency that will help illustrate it, as well. This is a great concept to have the students create either a poster about, or a children's book to demonstrate that they really understand the concept.
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the spiraling of winds produced by Earth’s rotation. In the Northern Hemisphere, tropical storms spiral in a counterclockwise direction, whereas in the Southern Hemisphere they spiral in a clockwise direction. Generally, the farther from the equator a storm is positioned, the more the Coriolis Effect will influence the rotation of the storm. |
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- To extend this lab and reinforce the concepts taught throughout the mission, have the students complete the digital lab mentioned on page 76 of the student edition. Additionally, you can have computer stations set up in the classroom for students to explore the Google Earth activity on page 77 and the Track and Intensity website also on page 77.
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Scientists like Jason Dunion rely on satellite images to help them determine whether a hurricane will develop, where it might strike, and how much damage it might cause. In this lab, you will analyze the image of Hurricane Rita just before it made landfall in September 2005 to see what data it can yield. |
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To go with Mission 4, Lab 2. |
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What would you tell people who live along the coast (or inland) where Rita is approaching? What do you think cities should do before the storm to help protect their citizens? |
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A hurricane is approaching the US coastline! Where will it hit? How dangerous will it be? In Storm Tracker, you will step into the role of a hurricane forecaster. Analyze satellite maps and weather data in order to make daily storm track and intensity predictions. As landfall approaches, determine which cities must be warned of the impending danger. When it comes to saving lives and protecting property, your forecasting skills may mean the difference! |
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Reflect And Assess |
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- You can assess student understanding of these concepts through their children's book or poster, and in the lab questions. Additionally, the digital lab should give a strong assessment of their understanding.
- Have students reflect on the concepts learned in this lesson by completing the Journal Question on page 76 and the critical thinking activity on page 77 of the teacher's edition.
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- As a follow up to this lesson, have the students further demonstrate their understanding of the concepts learned by completing the extension in the teacher's edition on page 76.
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