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Mission 4 - Lesson 6: Tracking Hurricanes
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Primary: Lesson Plan
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Monster Storms
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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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mission 4, lesson plans
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00:00:00 (HH:MM:SS)
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Teachers
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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 6: Tracking Hurricanes Describe how scientists track hurricanes. |
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Time required: 45-60 minutes.
- Prepare all transparencies ahead of time.
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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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Instructions:
- Watch the NASA video "Birth of a Hurricane" and listen to the podcast featuring Jason Dunion and Robbie Hood where they discuss their work.
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Video from NASA showing how a hurricane is formed. |
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- Show the students the transparencies of the three types of satellite images found in the teacher resources on JMC and discuss how they are similar and different, and how each one is useful.
- When students understand the differences, have them use the online resources on page 80 to complete the teaching with inquiry activity found on that page. Have students discuss their findings.
- As an additional activity or extension, have students use the websites on page 81 to research Hurricane Hunter aircraft. Suggest that students evaluate what they find and suggest improvements to the current models.
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Instructions:
- Create a web titled "Tracking Hurricanes." As you read pages 80-81, fill in your web with details about the methods scientists use to track hurricanes.
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Discover the different roles played by satellites, hurricane hunter aircraft, Doppler radar, and weather stations in tracking hurricanes. |
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Reflect And Assess |
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- As an assessment, have students complete the journal question found on page 81 of the teacher's edition.
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Have students complete the critical thinking activity on page 81 as either a journal question, or a poster. |
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