2013 Weather Unit Hurricane Project
Due Wednesday 2-27-13
SES5. Students will investigate the interaction of insolation and Earth systems to produce weather and climate.
a. Explain how latitudinal variations in solar heating create atmospheric and ocean currents that redistribute heat
globally.
b. Explain the relationship between air masses and the surfaces over which they form.
c. Relate weather patterns to interactions among ocean currents, air masses, and topography.
d. Describe how temperature and precipitation produce the pattern of climate regions (classes) on Earth.
e. Describe the hazards associated with extreme weather events and climate change (e.g., hurricanes, tornadoes,
El Niño/La Niña, global warming).
f. Relate changes in global climate to variation in Earth/Sun relationships
For your unit project you will be researching a hurricane in the Atlantic basin. The basic format is an
informative, visually appealing poster. There may only be one person per storm per class. You may pick
any storm you wish, as long as you can find the data.
Include the following on your poster:
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
F)
G)
H)
I)
Name of storm
Your name and class period
Satellite or CGI picture of the actual storm.
Dates from time given name (tropical storm) until dissipation
Data Table showing all dates and the following information: Lat, Lon, Pressure, Wind speed (mph
or K), Category (first entry of the day)
Map of path using NHS colors and symbols
At least 2 additional pictures
One page summary explaining cost, general path, deaths, progression through stages, location of
landfall, recorded high wind speed, recorded low pressure, interesting facts, rating at various
locations. 1page, 1” margins TBLR, 12pt Times New Roman, Double spaced, no need for heading.
Poster must be well put together, neat, orderly, and with no pictures falling off
Info on Hurricanes (USE THESE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ALL THE INFO YOU NEED)
www.nhc.noaa.gov/2012atlan.shtml
www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_pages/sandy2012/
Teacher Rubric for Hurricane Poster
Basics
Pictures
Name of Storm,
Your Name, Period,
Dates
Missing one element
3
2
Satellite / CGI, plus 2
additional pictures
3
Path
Data Table
Paper
*A plagiarized
paper results in
a zero on this
project
Quality
Missing satellite or
additional picture
Missing more than
one element
1
Missing 2 pictures
Missing 2 or more
elements
0
Missing 3 required
pictures
2
1
0
Map with path,
correct colors, and
symbols for entire
duration
3
Missing one element
Missing 2 elements
Missing 3 or more
elements
2
1
0
Date, L, L, P, WS, Cat
listed for entire
duration of storm
One element is
missing, or dates are
not all present
2-3 elements are
missing, or dates are
not all present
Chart is missing, or 4
or more elements
are missing, or dates
are not all present
3
2
1
0
High quality paper
with required
information, correct
format, 1page
Paper lacks quality,
missing some of the
required
information, slight
infractions on length
and format
Paper is of low
quality, lacking most
of the required
information, too
short, and/ or totally
incorrect format
Paper is missing or
of terrible quality,
and clearly lacks any
effort.
9
6
3
0
Poster is of high
quality, all elements
well put together
Poster has elements
falling off, poster is
not neat, sloppy
elements
Poster was clearly
thrown together at
the last minute, little
effort was given in
the preparation of
poster
4
2
/25
0
-Poster is due at the beginning of your class period on 2-27. If the project is not complete and turned in when
asked for, a late grade will be given
- This project is worth one test grade
Student Rubric / Checklist
All information can be found @
www.nhc.noaa.gov/2012atlan.shtml and www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/Storm_pages/sandy2012/
Use the teacher rubric to gather all of your information. Use this list for a final check of your poster.
Check them off when you have glued it to your poster. Keep it neat!
o
o
o
o
o
Name of storm
Your name and class period
Dates of activity from start to finish
Satellite or computer generated image of the actual storm
Map of path. If your computer does not print in color, highlight the path in the following
colors. Major hurricane- purple, Hurricane- red, Tropical- storm yellow,
Depression- green
o 2 additional pics (Damage, graphs, weather maps etc)
o Paper- Cost
Path
Deaths
Stages @ different locations
Landfall (or isolated at sea)
High winds
Low pressure
Interesting facts
o Paper format- 1page
1” margins
12pt TNR
Double spaced
o Data table in the following format. Be sure the dates match “D” on the assignment sheet.
Only one entry per date.
Date
Lat
Lon
Pressure
Wind speed Category
8-12
34.5
83.4
867mb
85k
H1
Check the following to rate yourself on your project.
Quality Rating
Description
High
Final product
shows high
quality. Poster is
very neat and
orderly. All
sections have
labels, and are
glued on properly.
Color is used
throughout. I have
spent much time
developing this
poster with high
quality
information
Medium
Poster is of
acceptable quality,
but some sections
are sloppy. Some
elements are
crooked,
mislabeled, or of
poor digital
quality. Some
color is used. I
could have spent
more time
developing a high
quality product
Low
Poster is of low
quality, and many
sections are
sloppy. Several
elements are
crooked,
mislabeled, or of
poor digital
quality. Very little
color is used. I
spent very little
time on this
project and did
not develop a high
quality product
Unacceptable
Poster is of
unacceptable
quality, and most
sections are
sloppy. Most
elements are
crooked,
mislabeled, falling
off or of poor
digital quality. No
color is used. I
threw this
together at the
last minute and
did not put in
enough effort to
pass.
Content Rating
Description
High
I can check off all 9
of the elements
above. They are all
correct, in proper
format and meet
the description in
the teacher rubric.
Medium
I can check off
most of the
elements above.
Most are correct,
in proper format
and meet the
description in the
teacher rubric
Low
I can not check off
most of the
elements above.
Many are not
correct, in proper
format or meet
the descriptions in
the teacher rubric
Unacceptable
Very few elements
of the required
information is
missing and /or
incorrect. Work
may have been
plagiarized. The
data is incorrect or
from the wrong
storm.