Newscast Weather Report

This activity engages the students in using data on weather conditions for a set of hurricanes to understand relationships between wind speed, air pressure, and water temperature as well as the impact of global wind and water patterns on hurricane paths. The integrated lesson involves the knowledge of a coordinate plane and its application in ocean mapping.
Resource ID#: 48618 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 6
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: coordinate plane, hurricane, map, wind speed, air pressure, water temperature, hurricane tracking, global winds, global water, jet stream
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task,  Image/Photograph,  Data Set
Instructional Design Framework(s): Structured Inquiry (Level 2), Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: General Collection

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