Earth Space
Hurricanes Lab
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is a federal agency run through the U.S. Department of Commerce. NOAA has four goals as part of its mission:
1. Science, Service, & Stewardship
2. To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts
3. To share that knowledge and information with others, and
4. To conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources
As part of their knowledge sharing and outreach goal, NOAA has created a game entitled "Create-a-Cane" where students can learn about hurricanes by trying to create ideal conditions for a hurricane by adjusting the winds, latitude, moisture, and sea temperature. Access this game using the following link and see what high score you can obtain. Add your high score and ideal conditions for each variable to the attached answer worksheet and submit this worksheet for grading via the Assignments Tool in ACE.
Create-a-Cane Game
Hurricanes Lab Answer Worksheet
High Score: ______________________________
Ideal Conditions
1. Upper-level Winds: ______________________________
2. Mid-level Winds: ______________________________
3. Low-level Winds: ______________________________
4. Latitude Range: ______________________________
5. Moisture of Lower Atmosphere: ______________________________
6. Moisture of Middle Atmosphere: ______________________________
7. Sea Temperature in the Top 50 Meters: ______________________________