How much damage can a typhoon do?
The Saffir-Simpson scale tells us how strong a typhoon is. This scale is broken into 5 categories (1 being the weakest and 5 being the strongest). Hong Kong has a similar system rating from Tropical depression (weakest) to Super Typhoon (strongest) Create a table to illustrate the Saffir-Simpson scale like the example below. Once you have completed drawing the table, complete the information using the links below the example. |
Example
http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/charts/tropical/saffirscale.html
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/geography/hurricanes.swf
http://www.heraldtribune.com/assets/swf/hurricanecategories.swf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
Finished all your work?
Play the game on the link below! Make sure to play the correct game titled "HURRICANES" http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html
1. Press the "Play game" button on the right side of the screen.
2. Press "Launch Game" button on the bottom of the screen.
3. Press the "Play game" button on the right side of the screen.
4. In the select the scenario screen, press the "Hurricane Scenario"
5. Choose your difficulty and play! Have fun!
http://www.weather.com/encyclopedia/charts/tropical/saffirscale.html
http://www.curriculumbits.com/prodimages/details/geography/hurricanes.swf
http://www.heraldtribune.com/assets/swf/hurricanecategories.swf
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
Finished all your work?
Play the game on the link below! Make sure to play the correct game titled "HURRICANES" http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html
1. Press the "Play game" button on the right side of the screen.
2. Press "Launch Game" button on the bottom of the screen.
3. Press the "Play game" button on the right side of the screen.
4. In the select the scenario screen, press the "Hurricane Scenario"
5. Choose your difficulty and play! Have fun!