FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT US AT connect@space.rice.edu Funded by NASA as part of the Earth Science Information Partners   Activity 1: Five Faces of Hurricane Mitch Level: grades 5-8, but easily adaptable for younger students Learning Objective: Students will use 5 different data displays to analyze the conditions inside a Force 5 hurricane. Specific Science Content Standards Motions and forces Changes in earth and sky (K-4) Structure of an earth system Populations and environments Risks and benefits Geography: mapping, analyzing, predicting spatial data Earth Update: Atmosphere Introducing the activity: Tell students that meteorologists use many different images to describe and predict the motion of a hurricane. This activity features Hurricane Mitch, the second most deadly hurricane in Caribbean history. Students will study the storm using 5 different data sources to produce a more complete description of the storm's motion and structure. Activity 1: Five Faces of Hurricane Mitch You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this activity. To download, click on the link below. http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

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