Guidance

Space education resources: How to spot a hurricane

A resource for teaching children about hurricanes, weather, satellites and climate change.

Documents

Teacher guidance - pdf

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Hurricane satellite images and data (Resource 1) - pdf

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World map (Resource 2) - pdf

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World map (Resource 2) - odt

Hurricane in a bottle (Resource 3) - pdf

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Hurricanes playing cards template (Resource 4) - pdf

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Hurricanes playing card template (Resource 4) - odt

Details

How to spot a hurricane is a classroom-based activity, and includes a lesson plan for teaching children about hurricanes and their causes and consequences.

It was part of the UK Space Agency’s Logo Lift Off programme, which has now ended.

Go back to the Logo Lift Off resources page.

Updates to this page

Published 22 January 2024

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