Currently Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina are all bracing for possible impact from Hurricane Irma. The hurricane is massively wide and has broken records for strength and duration. If forecasts are right, it will hit the US weeks after Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas’s gulf coast, the first time back-to-back hurricanes have hit the US coast.
Students and teachers dealing with the hurricane and its aftermath will have their time filled for weeks to come. However, the current situation provides a unique opportunity for those not in the path. Educators are often told to find and seize on those ‘teachable moments,’ and now is a teachable moment when it comes to hurricane and weather in general.
If you’d like to seize this opportunity in your class, we have some suggestions for resources below:
NASA: Hurricane Educational Links
Teaching and Learning Mathematics through Hurricane Tracking
Hurricanes: Science and Society Teacher Resources
Cybrary Man’s Educational Resources: Hurricanes
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites: The Best Sites for Learning About Hurricanes
Education World: Hurricane Watch: Lessons and Activities
Brain POP: Hurricanes Lesson Ideas
Teaching Channel: Teaching Hurricanes: A Hands-On Project (video)
LearnNC: Hurricanes
TeachHub: How Hurricanes are Formed
TeacherVision: Hurricanes
SmartTutor: Teaching Kids about Tropical Storms & Hurricanes
National Wildlife Federation: Climate and Hurricanes Activities
TeachersFirst’s Hurricane Resources
Flocabulary: Hurricanes
Climate.gov: Investigating the Effect of Warmer Temperatures on Hurricanes
TeachEngineering: Hurricanes
WatchKnowLearn: Hurricane Videos
Teachnology: Hurricanes and Tornados
Louisiana Sea Grant: Hurricane Lessons
LearnZillion: Hurricanes
Hurricane Aftermath Resources:
How Media Literacy Helps You Talk about Hurricane Harvey with Your Students
Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites: The Best Resources For Learning About Hurricane Harvey
New York Times: Teaching Activities for Hurricane Harvey
International Literacy Association: Back to School After a Natural Disaster: Teaching Hurricane Harvey
Teaching the Implications of Climate Change and Hurricane Harvey
Are you teaching about hurricanes and weather this month?
Share what resources you’re using below!
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