Hurricane Katrina Lesson 1 2

8/2/2019 Hurricane Katrina Lesson 1 2

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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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