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Key Question:How does weather affect our lives
Today we are learning:To use satellite images to find out how hurricanes are formed
To find out the characteristics of a hurricaneI will be able to:
-know some weather characteristics of a hurricane
- understand how a hurricane changes conditions along its journey
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Flying through a Hurricanes eye is like thehalf time show at a football game
Write down what
you think thisstatement means?
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Image: NASA -CC
You are now going to make yourown 3-D hurricane!!!
Follow thh instructions carefully-
You will need-
Scissors
Glue
Pencil
Colours
Ruler
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Warm moist air ascending
from the ocean.
The Eye Wall- precipitation
and wind is greatest here.
Cooler drier air descending. The Eye- the calmest part ofthe hurricane.
Warm moist air spirals in an
anti-clockwise direction.
Tall cumulus clouds.
A Rain Band, produces bursts
of heavy rainfall and wind.
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Task 2:Hurricane Katrina-Where, Why and How
Mappin exercise:1.On map one and using an Atlas, shade the United States.On the map of the United States, shade the states of Louisiana,Mississippi and Alabama.Make sure you label each of the shaded areas on your map. Yourlabels should be produced using a ruler.
2. Using the statements and map two, produce an annotated map toshow the impacts of the disaster.Firstly, shade and labelthe states of shade the statesof Louisiana,Mississippi and Alabama.Make sure the labels aregeographically correct in terms of location.
For those, statements that arent geographically specific, classifythem within the wider impacts box.Look at the statements. Classify the statements according to the keyon map two.
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To think about....
Brainstorm discussion- The roles our environments play in thelives and well being of humankind
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Key Question:How does weather affect our lives
Today we are learning:The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the environment
To find out how the strength of hurricanes are measuredI will be able to:
Be aware of some of the major effects of Hurricanes
Understand how the magnitude of a hurricane is measured. Understand
and appreciate a range of consequences that result from naturaldisasters.
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How do measure the strength of a hurricane?
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Now ...you decide the strength...
Task 1The Saffir-Simpson scale is used to measure the potential
damage a hurricane may cause. Read the impacts and illustrate
them in the boxes for each category of hurricane.
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Put yourself in the victims shoes and plot your
emotions
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Task 2:
Watch the B.B.C. News Special about Hurricane Katrina. Every five minutes you will be asked to rate your emotion on thegraph and make a brief comment. Join the points on your graph, with a ruler, throughout the exercise. Finally, calculate your average score.
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Homework: Assessment Extended writing task: Use you knowledge and understanding
from what you have learned about hurricanes so far and write
your response to the following:
The roles our environments play in the lives and well being ofhumankind- How did Hurricane Katrina affect the lives ofpeople in New Orleans.
You will be assessed on criteria B: Concepts
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