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Modelling tropical cyclones

Teacher guide Modelling tropical cyclones

TLF ID M012707

This teacher resource is a Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) web page containing a lesson plan on modelling tropical cyclones. The resource clearly sets out lesson objectives and provides detailed notes about the outcomes expected. It includes a link to in-depth background material on a tropical cyclone's life cycle and development and the associated hazards. This background material includes an animation showing the development of a cyclone on a weather map and an animated cross-section model of a cyclone. The link is for teacher and student reference. The resources and actions section of the lesson plan has a link to a student worksheet for the teacher to print out.

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Educational details

Educational value
  • This is a useful resource that supports the Water in the world unit of study in year 7 Geographical Knowledge and Understanding, particularly the content description that refers to the causes, impacts of and responses to hydrological hazards.
  • This resource would also be useful for the content descriptions in year 7 Geographical Inquiry and Skills referring to: collecting and organising geographical information from secondary sources and evaluating the information for its reliability and usefulness; and presenting information, arguments and ideas in a range of communication forms selected to suit a particular purpose.
  • This is a useful resource that supports the year 6 science curriculum, particularly the content description in Science Understanding: Earth and space sciences about sudden geological changes or extreme weather conditions affecting Earth's surface; and the content description in Science as a Human Endeavour about scientific knowledge being used to inform personal and community decisions.
  • The resource can contribute to students attaining those elements of the achievement standard in year 7 geography referring to: describing environmental processes and identifying how they change the environment; collecting, interpreting and analysing geographical information from a range of sources; and presenting information and ideas using appropriate geographical terminology and media.
Year level

6; 7

Topics Environmental hazards Emergency services Creating texts Winds Storms Environmental management Word meanings Diagrams Maps (Geographic location) Data representation Forest fires Data collection Geographic location Weather satellites Tropical cyclones Evidence Droughts Earth movements Fieldwork Floods Geographical information systems Storm surges Referencing
Learning area
  • Geography
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Commonwealth of Australia
  • Organization: Commonwealth of Australia
  • URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/
  • Publisher
  • Name: Bureau of Meteorology
  • Organization: Bureau of Meteorology
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.bom.gov.au/
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Unknown
Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Text
Rights
  • © Commonwealth of Australia, 2013, except where indicated otherwise. You may use, reproduce and communicate the materials free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes, provided you retain all acknowledgements associated with the materials.