HURRICANES
Virtual Field Trip
Student Worksheet

Name ___________________________

Directions:  As you take a virtual field trip about hurricanes, visit the following places to answer questions about hurricanes.

1.  Click on the The Healing Quilt.  Then, click on Hurricane.

Hurricanes are the Atlantic Ocean's deadliest storms.  The bring rain, dangerous winds, and ___________________________ .
 

2.  Click on Weather Instruments.  Then, click on Hurricane.

What are the four conditions that allow a hurricane to exist?

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3.  Click on Inside a Hurricane.  Click on the photo.  Click on the hurricane shopping list.

Name three of the items you will need to prepare for a hurricane.

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4.  Click on survivors.  Click on the 6 family members and the bird.  Pick two of the family members and compare and contrast their hurricane experiences.  Record you similarities and differences in the chart below.

Names of the two family members you selected

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   SIMILARITIES    DIFFERENCES

5.  Click on Killer Storms.  Click on the radar circle.

    Hurricanes can be tracked by using lines of __________________ and ________________ .