HURRICANES
by Elizabeth Bartley
1. Structure Technology
2. Hurricane Simulation Game
3. Saffir-Simpson Scale
4. Scale Fill-in-the-blanks speed and surge
5. Levees
6. Create a Mind Map showing the development of a hurricane
7. Hurricane development
8. Natural Disasters
9. Latest Earthquakes
10. Earthquakes 101 | National Geographic
11. Using the "Latest Earthquakes" link, develop a presentation on one of the most recent Earthquakes. Include geographical location on a map, proximity to a tectonic plate boundary, and magnitude. Research further to share the impact on the surrounding population. Presentation will be posted on Voicethread.com. Students must respond to a minimum of 5 other presentations with observations or questions.
12. Tornadoes 101 | National Geographic
13. Tornado Review Maze
14. Volcanoes
15. Students will create an app using appypie to create a child's introduction to the science of volcanoes comparing the types of volcanoes and how they form.
16. Create a scale model of one type of volcano on the 3-D printer.