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For the first time in 360 degrees, this data visualization takes you inside a hurricane. The precipitation satellite has an advanced radar that measures both liquid and frozen water. Click and drag to look around.

What is a Hurricane, Typhoon, or Tropical Cyclone?

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Tropical Cyclones

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, General

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons

Summary:

Teaches about what a tropical cyclone is, and how "Hurricane", "Typhoon", and "Cyclone" are all different words for the same phenomena.

Precipitation Towers Lesson Plan

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Earth Systems, Weather, Climate, Data, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.D

Keywords:

seasonal patterns, average precipitation, graphing

Summary:

This lesson uses cubes as a way to graph precipitation data to compare the precipitation averages and seasonal patterns for several different locations. There are several variations to accommodate various ages and ability levels.

My NASA Data - Hurricane Dynamics

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Remote Sensing, Data

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Summary:

Learn all about hurricanes, the most violent storms on Earth.

NASA Our World: What is a Hurricane?

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Weather

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.D

Keywords:

hurricanes, tropical cyclones, hot towers, meteorologists

Summary:

This NASA video segment explains the formation of hurricanes. Go behind the scenes with a meteorologist at the Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia to learn how scientists predict hurricanes and hurricane formation.

A New Multi-dimensional View of a Hurricane

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS2.D

Keywords:

hurricanes, Matthew

Summary:

NASA researchers use a combination of satellite observations to re-create multi-dimensional pictures of hurricanes and other major storms in order to study complex atmospheric interactions. In this video, they applied those techniques to Hurricane Matthew

Earth System Science

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Societal Applications

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

water vapor, clouds, heat, latent heat

Summary:

This unit will introduce you to many of the complex issues surrounding the Earth as a system and will help you to look at Earth in a new way—as a living system.

Hurricanes

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Precipitation, Earth Systems, Satellites

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Keywords:

hurricanes, tropical cyclones, natural hazards

Summary:

In this lesson, students will learn about hurricanes as a natural hazard. They will learn about technologies that have been developed to mitigate their devastating effects.