Thunder, Lightning, and RainOh My

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Thunder, Lightning, and RainOh My!
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The Challenge

• You live in North Carolina, Hurricane Alley, and
  there is a category 4 hurricane headed your way.
• You have been zoned out for the past week and
  just heard about the hurricane today and it will
  be here
• TOMORROW!!!
• WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

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DONT PANIC

• Theres not enough time to pack up and head out
  so youre going to have to stick this one
  through. And who knows it may be exciting.
• You finally calmed down and thought it through
• Youve decided to make a plan.

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THE JOURNEY

• So you start a little research.
• You decide to look up a little history on
  hurricanes
• http//www.nhc.noaa.gov/
• You also want to track this hurricane but you
  dont know how
• http//www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm

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MORE RESEARCH

• Now that you know a little bit more about what
  you are facing you need a plan
• http//hurricanes.noaa.gov
• http//www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe
  /readyhurricane.html

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THE REPORT

• This plan is going to be for all to see so that
  when others are faced with this dilemma they will
  know what to do without having to research it.
• So you need to make a presentation that includes

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REPORT CONT

• Your presentation needs
• To be on a poster
• The information you found on hurricanes (the
  history)
• How you would track the hurricane
• The safety precautions that you took in order to
  survive the hurricane

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• Phewyou were lucky and made it through that
  storm. Next time, you may not be so lucky. So
  try to not zone out for a week again and maybe
  you will be able to leave town before its too
  late.