Guiding Comprehension The Fury Oh A Hurricane Gr5

The Fury of a Hurricane 1. How do hurricanes form? Warm, moist air rises rapidly in an area of low presure. 2.
Based on the two first pages, what do you think the authors purpose was for writing this selection? The authors purpose seems to be to present information about hurricanes. 3. What might it be like to be in the eye of a hurricane? What would it be like after it passes? (Possible response). Should reveal an understanding that in the eye of the hurricane, the weather would feel calm. Soon after, the storm would hit again.
4. Compare the two wind- direction diagrams on page 162. What do they show?
The winds are blowing from east to west until the eye has passed. After the eye of the hurricane has passed, the wind changes directions. 5. How does the diagram on page 163 help you understand what the next says about the eye of hurricane? The eye is shaped like a hollow chimney in the middle of the diagram. 6. Why the developing hurricane was named Andrew? Andrew must have been the first hurricane of the season that year. Hurricanes are named in alphabetical order with the first one every year beginning with A.
7. How do scientists track storms? They receive data from satellites, radar, and airplane flights and feed the information to computers. 8. From what you have read so far, how do you think this selection is organizedin chronological order or by cause and effect? How do you know? It is organized by cause and effect. The first section explains what causes hurricanes. The Big Winds and Big Damage? Section tells about the effects of a hurricane.
9. What have you learned about hurricanes so far?
a) How hurricanes develop over the ocean. b) What happens inside a hurricane as it builds.
c) How hurricanes are named. d) How hurricane Andrew was tracked and what it did when it hit south Florida.
10. Describe the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew in Homestead and Florida City. Possible responses: the towns were largely destroyed. Many buildings, including peoples home, were reduces to piles of splintered wood and twisted steel beams. 11. Why does probably knows how long the cleanup and rebuilding process can be after a destructive hurricane. Many homes and buildings would need to be rebuilt. The author probably knows how long the cleanup and rebuilding process can be after a destructive hurricane. Many homes and buildings would need to be rebuilt. 12. How has the landscape of South Florida changed since 1960? Housing developments have been built near the park. The natural flow of water through the park has changed, and chemicals have seeped into the water. Foreign plants have spread throughout the park. 13. Refer to the photographs and maps on pages 170 and 171. How do they make the information clearer? The photographs show examples of birds in the Everglades. The maps show how the area called the Everglades has changed over the years. 14. What information is presented at the end of the selection? The author discusses the effects that hurricane damage has on wildlife habitats over time and how those habitats cannot recover as quickly as they could in the past. 15. According to Patricia Lauber, how can science be told like a story? Patricia Lauber believes that, like stories, science books can show how one thing leads to another.
Comprehension Check 1. How did Hurricane Andrew affect the people in South Florida? How did it affect the plants and animals in the Everglades? Twenty- two people died and 20.000 houses were destroyed. Most of the animals survived; however the storm left behind many dead and drying plants. 2. The author says the air flow in a hurricane is like water in a house. Find another place where hurricanes are compared to something else. Possible response: the low- pressure areas in hurricanes are like chumneys. 3. Help was slow to arrive after Hurricane Andrew hit Florida. How could this problem have been avoided? Possible response: civilian leaders could have been more orgnized and asked for help from the armed forces sooner. 4. Which graphic source shows the birth of a hurricane? Using the diagram, tell how a hurricane starts. The diagram on page 161 shows the birth of a hurricane. Warm air over warm oceans causes the air to rise and spiral up into the clouds and move in a fast circle. 5. If you were going to write a report on the destruction caused by hurricanes over a ten- year period in the United States, which of the following graphic sources would you use and why: diagram, chart, map, or schedule? Possible responses: a chart could show the cost of repairing damage. A map could show where hurricanes hit.

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