Have you ever wondered how scientists know when a hurricane is forming?
Click on the following two links to watch clips of the movie The Perfect Storm:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-wfXvcbAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Tdw5nG4dQ&feature=fvwrel
Next--use the following websites to explore the tools meteorologists use to predict weather and determine severity of hurricanes.
Create a four-flap flippy book with a picture of the tool on the outside and how the tool is used on the inside.
Hurricane Forecasting and Models
Predicting weather
Government research site on modeling
Government weather organization
Global systems division science and technology
Earth systems research laboratory
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-wfXvcbAY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Tdw5nG4dQ&feature=fvwrel
Next--use the following websites to explore the tools meteorologists use to predict weather and determine severity of hurricanes.
Create a four-flap flippy book with a picture of the tool on the outside and how the tool is used on the inside.
Hurricane Forecasting and Models
Predicting weather
Government research site on modeling
Government weather organization
Global systems division science and technology
Earth systems research laboratory