2.+Internet+Search


 * Taylor Farrell, Ryan Martin, Brianna Riani**

Name of Site: Weather WizKids Website Adress: [] This website is designed especially for kids and allows them to explore the different types of weather. This would be an excellent website to use in the social sciences. For my topic there is a tab on the side for hurricanes. It tells you everything you would ever want to know about hurricanes and provides pictures as well. Easily accessible and fun!


 * Taylor Farrell, Brianna Riani, Karoline Urban**

Name of Site: Hurricanes! Website Address: http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm This website talks about past hurricanes and hurricanes we are dealing with today. It provides ways to track hurricanes or name them as well. It provides a link to their radio talk show and photos as well.


 * Taylor Farrell:**

Name of Site: KIDSTORM Website Address: [] This website is still kid friendly but I don’t like it as much as the other two. It doen’t provide as many pictures but there is a lot of text. Students can learn about hurricanes, the sizes and effects from this website but I don’t think it will be as engaging.

Website Address: []. This site has website links just for kids, there are links for lessons for teachers, images, recovery, etc. There is so much information that could be used in the classroom. This is a valuable resource.
 * Ryan:**

Website Address:[]

The last website I found is from wftv.com, the new channel for Central Florida on ABC. This website also has up to the minute information and resources on hurricanes last season for Orlando and Central Florida. I liked this website specifically because it focuses on hurricanes in our area, which can have more meaning to my students because this is where I hope to teach and I want my students to relate to my curriculum. There are links to inform everyone on what to do before, during, and after a hurricane if there was one to hit in the area. It also gives a county by county guide on what is going on in that area. There are pictures and videos that people have shot about hurricanes in our area that give it a more real feel to what they are informing us on.


 * Karoline:**

Website Address: [] The next website that I think would be helpful is Floridahurricane.net. This website is devoted to giving information, tips, maps, and safety preparations. Instead of the first website simply giving information on hurricanes, this goes into more detail about tracking hurricanes and what to do in preparation for them. There is a whole section devoted to preparations for your home including what to do about food, water, pets, drowning, etc. Since we are right in the middle of hurricane season, from June 1st through November 30th, it has up to date information on tropical storms and hurricanes that could be building in the Atlantic Ocean. I like this website because there is much more information on how to prepare for hurricanes rather then just what they are and how they are named.

Website Address:  [] The first website that I found is from the University of South Florida and is about exploring Florida. I like this website because for fourth grade, that is what a lot of the curriculum is based around, Florida and its history. There is a section devoted solely to hurricanes, what my unit plan is all about. It gives a brief description of what the word hurricane means and then goes into details about what hurricanes are. It examines how hurricanes can be predicted, how they are named, how they are classified, and finally what are some of the worst hurricanes that have ever hit Florida. I liked this website because it is simple but has a lot of information. The text is easy to read and understand and I think will be helpful in my lesson planning.


 * Breanna:**

Name of Site: Brain Pop Web Address: http://www.brainpop.com/science/weather/hurricanes/

Summary: Brain Pop has an entire lesson on hurricanes. It starts by showing students a video explaining hurricanes. It is possible for the teacher to make a worksheet for students to follow along with. Otherwise afterwards there are four activities you or the student can pick from. There is a true and false activity, questions and answers, an opportunity to read more, and also a quiz. Additional supplement is a hurricane experiment to make your own hurricane and a short