Materials  Computer with Internet access  14 Days: A Timeline article
Assignment Instructions
For this project, you are expected to submit two (2) items:
1. Completed Tracking Hurricane Katrina chart
2. Brief essay to summarize your findings about hurricane forecasting and advance warning
systems for hurricanes
Step 1: Prepare for the project.
a) Read through the guide before you begin so you know the expectations for this project.
b) If anything is not clear to you, be sure to ask your teacher.
Step 2: Read the background information about hurricanes.
a) Be sure you can answer these questions:
1.) How do hurricanes form?
2.) How are hurricanes classified?
3.) What kind of damage can hurricanes cause?
Step 3: Read the 14 Days: A Timeline article.
a) As you read, complete the Tracking Hurricane Katrina chart, which can be found at the end of this
document. Not all the dates will have every box filled.
b) Be sure that you note the date from the timeline along with the other information shown in the
chart.
Step 4: Dig deeper thr