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Tropical Twisters: How Hurricanes Work and What They Do (title provided or enhanced by cataloger) DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/index.html
From DLESE Community Collection (DCC)
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Tropical Twisters explains how hurricanes are created, why they move, and the damage they can do. There is information on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale to rate intensity and destructive power; the wind, storm surge and flood damage due to hurricanes; how scientists use the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission to understand hurricane rainfall; and the Geostationary and Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES I through M) missions. There are also video clips of hurricanes.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
  • High (9-12)
  • General public
Type of resource:
  • Visual:
    • Illustration - scientific
    • Video
    • Visualization - scientific
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Natural hazards
  • Ocean Sciences:
    • Physical oceanography
Technical requirements:
QuickTime needed for one of the video clips.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-003-066
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural hazards
    • 9-12:
      • B - Physical science:
        • Motions and forces
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Energy in the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural and human-induced hazards
        • Sci. / tech. in local, national, and global challenges
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Author: Sharron Sample
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Headquarters, Office of Earth Science, Code Y

Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Earth Science Enterprise
http://www.earth.nasa.gov/index.html