This lesson discusses the causes and effects of tropical storms like hurricanes. It will teach students to recognize and categorize different hurricane effects. Students will debate whether primary effects from direct winds and rain, or secondary effects further removed are worse. The lesson also explores how developed and developing countries are differently affected through case studies. As an assessment, students will research a past hurricane for homework.

1. Tropical StormsLesson Two

2. “Just A Minute”Who can talk about hurricanes for 30seconds, with pausing, repeating themselves, or talking about ‘non-hurricane stuff’?

3. Hurricane ContentsThe causes of tropical storms.The damaging effects of tropical storms.Reducing the damaging effects of tropical stormsTropical storms could become more frequent and their distribution may change.

4. The effects of tropical storms:The different effects of tropical stormsThe ways in which these effects can be categorisedThe differing effects in both MEDCs and LEDCsCase Study: MEDCCase Study: LEDC

5. By The End Of This Lesson You Will…be able to recogniseand should be able to categorisethe different effects of a hurricane by identifying different ways that the effects are connected argue which effects are the worst

6. Effects Of A Hurricane

7. Effects Of A Hurricane

8. Effects Of A Hurricane

9. Effects Of A Hurricane

10. Name 5 Effects

11. What Does This Tell Us?

12. Effects Of A HurricaneWind

13. Rain

14. Storm SurgesKey Term: STORM SURGES‘abnormal rise of the sea along a shore as the result of a storm’

15. Effects Of A Hurricane

16. How Could We Categorise These Effects?

17. ChallengesUse a key to categorise the effects into ‘primary’ and ‘secondary’Further categorise the effects – how many different ways can you do it?ExtensionTry to add a further 6 effects to the tableChoose the worst effect, and write a couple of sentences to justify your answer

18. ChallengeWhich are worse – primary or secondary effects?There’s only one way to find out.....

19. A Class Debate!The left hand side of the class will argue the case that PRIMARY EFFECTS are the worstThe right hand side of the class will argue the case that SECONDARY EFFECTS are the worst.

20. A Class Debate!You have five minutes to prepare your arguments.You will then debate, and I will choose a winner.I would like as many people to contribute to the debate as possible.

21. Debate RulesPut your hand up to contributeStand up to speakDon’t interrupt anybody speaking

22. By The End Of This Lesson You Will…be able to recogniseand should be able to categorisethe different effects of a hurricane by identifying different ways that the effects are connected argue which effects are the worst

23. The effects of tropical storms: The different effects of tropical storms The ways in which these effects can be categorisedThe differing effects in both MEDCs and LEDCsCase Study: MEDCCase Study: LEDC

24. Which will be worse affected – MEDCs or LEDCs?What is your initial feeling, before we actually study the two case studies?Move to the area of the room that you think will be worse affected – you can stand in the middle if you think they are equal!

25. HomeworkComplete research on a hurricane of the past - NOT Hurricane KatrinaWrite an account between ½ page and 1 pageName LocationStrength TimescaleCauses Effects We will look at these in Friday’s lesson