1. NSDL Online Science: Hurricanes Welcome

2.  Learn how NSDL can help you find content from trusted resource providers  Examine weather and hurricane basics for an understanding of how scientist study, predict, and track hurricanes.  Discover a wide variety of digital resources and tools you can implement in your classroom teaching Goals for This Session

3. What Will the 2006 Hurricane Season Be Like? Are Hurricanes Predictable?

4. Hurricanes WEB SEARCH 1 of a Gazillion Records Hurricane Mai Tai Recipes Hurricane Theory by Dr. Ima Fake.com $

5. The National Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education Digital Library (NSDL) The National Science Foundation’s free online library of resources for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education and research

6. Why Not Just Use Google? Digital Libraries Offer Coordinated Access to Resources from Trusted Providers + Peer-Reviewed Collections + Variety of Interfaces for Discovery + Context + Tools and Services + Community

7. http://dlese.org

8. What Do You Want Your Students To Do? Level of Engagement Find a website Ask a question Create a project Run a simulation Download a resource Learn from a links list Implement an existing module

9. http://ia.usu.edu/ NSDL Tool: Instructional Architect Create your own interactive teacher and student web pages

10. Weather Ingredients Air & Water Temperature Pressure Density Earth Rotation & Axis Wind Sun Patterns are just indicators. They fluctuate and are taken on averages

11. Patterns of Ocean Surface Temperature DLESE Collection: http://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/hurr/hurr.html >> Increasing Temperature >>

12. Patterns of Wind Equator DLESE Collection: Coastal Carolina University

13. Patterns of Pressure & Density Air is less dense Air is more dense DLESE Collection: Weather Talk

14. Poll Question: What is the primary difference between typhoons, hurricanes, and tropical cyclones?

15. Hurricane Characteristics Location and Movement of Hurricanes are Relatively Consistent DLESE Collection: Data Discovery Hurricane Science Center

16. 20 25 30 35 15 10 959085807570656055 NOAA: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

17. Hurricane Characteristics Hurricane Formation DLESE Collection: WW2010 World Weather Project

18. NOAA: National Weather Service Hurricane Structure Winds > 74 mph

19. Hurricane Characteristics Summary Air pressure out at the outer edge bands (High or Low) Air pressure in the eye (High or Low)

20. Hurricane Characteristics Summary Critical ocean surface temperature ( 26.5 °C) Maximum sustained wind speed ( 74 mph)

21. How Do They Monitor These Factors? Satellite Imagery of Hurricane Katrina 8/27 & 8/28/05 DLESE Collection: COMET

22. Poll Question: You are the forecaster: How do you think the 2006 hurricane season will be?

23. What Will the 2006 Hurricane Season Be Like? Annual hurricane frequency varies on a 20- year cycle (long-term forecasting models) We are in the middle of a high activity cycle Predictions indicate 2006 will be similar to, but not as severe as, last year Short-term forecasting will give us a better idea as the season progresses

24. Models & Simulations DLESE Collection: WW2010 World Weather Project NASA Observatorium

25. DLESE Weather Unit: http://teachingboxes.org http://teachingboxes.org Essentials of Weather Plate Tectonics Seasonal Upwelling Changing Sea Level Earthquakes Mountain Building

26. Download this seminar’s hurricanes module Try making your own! Go to http://nsdl.org and click on the K-12 audience pagehttp://nsdl.org

27. THANK YOU! Susan Van Gundy vangundy@nsdl.ucar.org Robert Payo rpayo@nsdl.ucar.org