Hurricane Strike!
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Play Aim a Hurricane to answer questions 6–8 below. Choose Tuesday, click on the red arrow down and then the left arrow to get to the den. Once in the den click on the lap-top screen and then the Aim a Hurricane activity. 
You can start your hurricane in 2 different positions and set the both the low pressure system and High pressure system each in one of four locations to aim your hurricane. Remember air circulates counterclockwise around a low and clockwise around a high.
6. In the above picture, a low pressure system is centered over Texas, and high pressure is over Bermuda and the eastern U.S. Which locations are most likely to be hit by a hurricane or tropical storm starting in the Atlantic? (Check all that apply.) [ ] Alabama [ ] Cuba [ ] Florida [ ] Texas 
7. In the above picture, the low is over the Gulf of Mexico and the Midwestern U.S. The high covers most of the Atlantic Ocean. Which locations are most likely to be hit by a hurricane or tropical storm starting in the Atlantic? (Check all that apply.) [ ] Alabama [ ] Cuba [ ] Florida [ ] Mexico [ ] New York [ ] Texas 8. From what you’ve learned about how hurricanes move in both Hurricanes & Tropical Cyclones and the Aim-a-Hurricane game, why do you think it might be difficult to predict exactly where a hurricane might go? (Fill in the blank.) ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ Help Camille get some extra emergency supplies form the market (click on Hugo the dog)to answer question 9: 9. Explain why Camille purchased the following items. Batteries Why? _________________________________________________________ Gallon Water Bottles Why? _________________________________________________________ Canned Food Why? _________________________________________________________ Help Gilbert prepare the house and yard to answer question 10: 
10. Some things in the yard in the above picture could cause safety problems if they aren’t changed. For each item, write what should be done to prevent problems. (Write a short explanation in each blank.) a. What should be done about the windows?
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