Overview document for teachers – START HERE.
At the bottom of the page, you will also find some further reading/ background information for teachers, if you would like to deepen your understanding of Tropical Cyclones.
Introduction to Tropical Cyclones
Resources for Teachers
Tropical cyclones – the basics PowerPoint.
What do you call a tropical cyclone – physical basemap
What do you call a tropical cyclone – cumulative hurricanes basemap.
Teacher resource – Tropical Cyclone basics answers.
Worksheets and Resources for Students
What do you call a tropical cyclone? (cumulative hurricanes or physical basemap)
Where, Why and How do they Form?
Our Tropical Cyclone Challenge– use the online interactive resource with accompanying worksheet to discover the recipe for a Tropical Cyclone.
Resources for Teachers
Tropical cyclones: where, why, how PowerPoint.
Thunderstorm recipe (teacher).
Worksheets and Resources for Students
Homework task:
Tracking Tropical Cyclones
Resources for Teachers
Tracking tropical cyclones PowerPoint
Worksheets and Resources for Students
Japan Decision Making Exercise
Hazards
Resources for Teachers
Tropical cyclones – hazards PowerPoint.
Storm surge worksheet- answers.
Worksheets and Resources for Students
Tropical cyclone hazards worksheet.
Case study: Hurricane Harvey and worksheet.
Homework task:
Option 1: Hurricane Harvey case study and Hunting Hazards.
Option 2: Tropical cyclones worksheet
Option 3: GIS hurricane task.
Impacts
Resources for Teachers
Tropical cyclones – Impacts PowerPoint.
The many ways a tropical cyclone can kill you (teacher).
Worksheets and Resources for Students
The many ways a tropical cyclone can kill you.
The other effects a tropical cyclone may have.
Case study – Cyclone Idai.
Extra: Tracking hurricane Irma.
Responses
Resources for Teachers
Tropical cyclones – responses PowerPoint.
Super Typhoon Haiyan/ Yolanda Links.
Worksheets and Resources for Students
Response Decision Making Exercise.
Typhoon Haiyan disaster response.
Homework task: GDACS mapping exercise and maps.
Assessment Resource: Cyclone Fani Decision Making Exercise; Cyclone Fani DME resource booklet.
