With the recent tropical storm and the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, your children may be interested in learning about the dangers of hurricanes and tropical storms. They may be asking questions on what they can do to prepare and how you can protect the family. You can teach your kids more by having them visit the Weather Bullies.
The kid’s section includes different weather bullies that accompany a hurricane. Each weather bully has a section, which explains what causes these types of weather to occur. You can also print out “Wanted” posters for each bully. There is also scavenger list for your children to complete that allows them to begin assembling an emergency kit for your house.
If you have older children who are interested in the science of what causes a hurricane, and the different tracking devices that the center uses you can have them visit the site as well. This would be a good source of information for a report or a science project. This is also an interesting site for children interested in becoming a meteorologist.
In addition to this information, there is also information on how to prepare your family and your home for a hurricane. If your children are nervous because of an upcoming storm, you can show them the preparations you have made for the family. This should help them to calm down. It is also important to point out that hurricanes come with advance warning, and so you can evacuate before the situation becomes dangerous.
If you like to track the storm paths, you can click here to see the storms that the National Hurricane Center is currently tracking. Hurricane tracking charts are usually available through local television stations. It might be a fun project for your children to track the path of each storm throughout the year.