13.Hurricane+Katrina

As a class we will be learning and teaching about Hurricane Katrina. The objective is to learn about hurricanes in general and about Katrina specifically. Always keep in mind that the study of geography might save your life, or at least make it less vulnerable to the vicissitudes of the weather.
 * Hurricane Katrina**

Print the National Hurricane Centre Western Atlantic Tracking Chart and plot the table from the table below upon it. Ensure that your plot shows the status of the hurricane. Include a title and a key. Use the correct symbol as per the instructions at [|Hurricane Tracking]
 * First:**

Source: [|Palm Beach Post Storm]
 * **Date** || **Time (EDT)** || **Latitude (°N)** || **Longitude (°W)** || **Wind Speed (mph)** || **Pressure (mb)** || **Status** ||
 * 23/08/2005 || 2000 || 23.3 || 75.8 || 35 || 1007 || Tropical Depression ||
 * 24/08/2005 || 2300 || 26.0 || 78.0 || 50 || 1001 || Tropical Storm ||
 * 25/08/2005 || 1900 || 25.9 || 80.1 || 80 || 985 || Category 1 Hurricane ||
 * 26/08/2005 || 2300 || 24.6 || 83.6 || 105 || 965 || Category 2 Hurricane ||
 * 27/08/2005 || 2000 || 24.8 || 85.9 || 115 || 944 || Category 3 Hurricane ||
 * 28/08/2005 || 0800 || 25.7 || 87.7 || 160 || 908 || Category 5 Hurricane ||
 * 28/08/2005 || 2300 || 27.6 || 89.4 || 160 || 904 || Category 5 Hurricane ||
 * 29/08/2005 || 0700 || 29.1 || 89.6 || 145 || 918 || Category 4 Hurricane ||
 * 29/08/2005 || 2000 || 32.9 || 88.9 || 65 || 965 || Tropical Storm ||
 * 30/08/2005 || 1100 || 36.8 || 87.5 || 35 || 985 || Tropical Depression ||


 * Second: Intelligence Groups' Discovery Learning Activity**
 * Objective:**To explain the formation of hurricanes in general and how and why Katrina was so devastating.
 * Task:** Research and prepare a quick lesson that each member will peer teach.
 * Directions:** Using primarily the sources provided (but not exclusively) on this wikispace research and prepare a mini-lesson on one of the following aspects of hurricanes and Hurricane Katrina.
 * Time: 30 minutes of class and 15 - 20 minutes of peer teaching.**


 * 1) How are hurricanes formed?
 * 2) How and why was Hurricane Katrina able to create so much devastation on New Orleans?
 * 3) How are hurricanes classified and named?
 * 4) What can be done to prepare for a hurricane?
 * 5) What were the effects of Katrina on the residents of New Orleans? What people were most affected, and why?

[|**Effects of Hurricane Katrina by Wikipedia**] [|**A tropical cyclone**] [|**Hurricane Katrina by Wikipedia**] [|****What's a storm surge?****]
 * [|**Weeks after the Hurricane: The Impact on New Orleans**]**
 * [|**Hurricane Basics**]**
 * [|**What's a levee?**]**
 * [|**How are hurricanes classified?**] [|**How are hurricanes named?**]**
 * [|Sffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale]**
 * [|Predicting Hurricanes]**