What Will Dorian Do? (Part 1)
Data Story
Students look at the initial storm track of Tropical Storm Dorian (2013) to predict where and when it will make landfall.
Welcome to this Tuva data story! Imagine you are working in the National Hurricane Center on July 24, 2013 in the evening. You have the following data on Tropical Storm Dorian through 6:00 PM. TS Dorian is in the eastern region of the Atlantic Ocean, having just passed to the south of the Cape Verde islands. In this activity, you will take a look at the initial storm track of Tropical Storm Dorian (2013) and predict where and when it will make landfall. Click Next to get started!
Topics and standards: Science, Earth Science, Weather, Hurricanes, Weather & Climate, Analyzing & Interpreting Data, Patterns, Cause & Effect, Stability & Change, Grades 9-12, Grades 6-8, Headlines and Captions, Water Air & Ice, Interpret Patterns, S6E4.E