While thinking about cycles, third and fourth graders at Nebbie Williams Elementary School took up a study of their own. They wanted to learn more about hurricanes. As a result of their product based learning they produced a Haunted Hurricane, transforming a classroom into a live hurricane. As children walked in, they were guided on a tour to different stations demonstrating the information that they learned.
The stations were as follows:
1. Floating umbrella and fan- stages of a hurricane
2. Weather station-instruments to predict and follow a hurricane
3. Map- tracking their fantasy hurricane from the coast of Africa
4. Their hurricane related inventions-
H.A.S a floating thermometer to predict hurricane causing temperatures
C.C.C. A kid care kid, stuff for a child who has lost their home
Ice-in-a-tor a machine designed to cool the ocean using ice. While researching this, Brock
Brewer found and contacted Professor Stephen Salter in Scotland. Professor Salter is
working with Bill Gates to produce a design of floating tires that use salt to help cool the
ocean and suppress hurricanes.
5. A Safe House- a home made of cardboard used to demonstrate safety tips. 3rd graders and 5th graders collaborated to help build this house.
6. Ship Safety- a ship’s crew was interviewed by our own Hannah Moore, she found out about the tools, safety drills, and lifeboat procedures on a large ship during hurricane season.
7. A simulated airplane ride into the eye of the hurricane- under a table made into an airplane
8. Eye of the Hurricane-A Lego village built by 2nd graders, then the third and fourth graders added details to make it look like a hurricane had come through, including evacuation routes and floods.
To find out more about hurricanes you can go to the website that they created:
http://exploringhurricanes.weebly.com
The Hurricane Investigators: Callie Warren, Alexis Williamson, Jason Gomez, Cole Williamson, Brock Brewer, Michael Collins, Jana Yoon, Olivia Hallford, Mason Trammell, Logan South, Toly Wineberger, Tyler Michalek, Carissa Heimer, Hannah Moore, Maeve Richmond and Luke Avery (not pictured).
