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I’m waiting until the storm passes to discuss Hurricane Irene in more depth with my children–my daughter was obsessing about tornadoes months ago and I wanted her to get some sleep tonight! If we still have power, I plan on using some of these websites to help my children learn a little about hurricanes:

• Weather Wiz Kids: Hurricanes: Excellent graphics showing storm surges, how hurricanes form, and more. Experiments, including showing how cahnges in temperature create enough pressure to suck an egg through a narrow-necked bottle.
• Discovery Education: Lesson plan about how wind speed affects ocean waves.
• NASA: How Do Hurricanes Form: Simple explanation and good images.
• Weather.gov: “Owlie Skywarn” printable book about Hurricane preparedness.
• FEMA for Kids: Hurricanes: The emphasis is on planning and safety but there is a fascinating section on how hurricanes are named and older kids may be motivated to do some hurricane math.
• Hurricane Pictures: National Geographic: High-quality photographs.

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Written by Candace

Candace Lindemann, Yale, BA, Harvard Graduate School of Education, EdM, is an educational consultant and published writer. She enjoys new learning experiences with her children, ages 6 and 4 and 1.5.

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