Hurricane Tracker

• This hurricane tracker allows students to view satellite imagery of the Eastern Pacific and the Atlantic and follow the paths of current and recent hurricanes.
• A number of different layers can be selected, and the most recent hurricanes are shown as tabs at the top.
  

Positives

• This is a great tool for tracking active storms or for looking at the paths of recent storms near the United States.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should be familiar with map layers.
  

Differentiation

• This could be used for any lesson about natural disasters or to track recent hurricanes.
• Science classes could use this tool to explore patterns in hurricane development and to predict what might happen if global warming continues unabated.

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