To be able to explain the characteristics and causes of hurricanes

1. To be able to explain the characteristics and causes of hurricanes What is latitude? Why is it relevant? What is longitude? Why is this relevant?

2. Find a map of tropical storm distribution • Describe the patterns • What language are we going to use?

3. Global circulation

5. Starter: Match the correct definition

6. Key terms • High and low latitudes • Coriolis force • Trade winds • Rapid evaporation • Convection • Depression • Tropical disturbance • Ascending and descending air

7. Why do hurricanes formand what are their characteristics? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSx_gisp24w#t=168 • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533909.stm • http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSx_gisp24w

8. Task 1 – how do they form? • P97 IB study guide • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7533909.stm • http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/ • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSx_gisp24w#t=168

9. Task 2 – Characteristics • P97 IB study guide • Saffir Simpson Scale • Hurricane cross section

10. Task 3 – Example • P97 cyclone Nargis • Case study slips (AST) • http://reliefweb.int/report/philippines/typhoon-bopha-case-study-maricel-tognasan-and-wilma-panchohttp://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2013/01/typhoon-bopha-shows-developing-countries-vulnerable-climate-change/#.UXXoI7U0WuIhttp://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/12/typhoon-bopha/100421/http://www.seoteky.com/the-aftermath-of-typhoon-bopha-storm-pablo-wrath/

11. Now create your own guide to hurricane formation • Use plasticine, photographs, videos or diagrams • Take photos at each stage and annotate using the key terminology

12. Characteristics

14. Homework • Create a map to show the typhoons, hurricanes and cyclones that have taken place in 2013. • Identify the major cities affected by their latitude and longitude • Read and make notes on this: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-30/no-atlantic-hurricane-by-august-in-first-time-in-11-years.html