Hurricanes are one of nature’s most powerful forces, causing severe land destruction and temporary population migrations. Want to explore these mega weather machines with your students? Share facts about the weather patterns needed to create these massive storms, explore weather prediction models and discuss the long-term effects on individuals in the path of a storm.

• Create a Local Weather Map - Students draw pictures that symbolize different types of weather and then make their own local weather map. (Activity, 1-2)
• Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts About Natural Disasters -Students explore the nature and structure of expository texts that focus on cause and effect. (Lesson Plan, 3-5)
• Extreme Weather on Earth - Students investigate extreme weather such as hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and blizzards. (Activity, 6-8)

For more information on natural disasters, explore: Earthquakes & Tsunamis and Volcanic Explosion.

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