Hurricane Irene Project

Critical Thinking


1.What time of the year do hurricanes occur? Why do they only happen during that time?The hurricanes happen mostly during the summer, because in that time the water is hot. This is because of the evaporation, that is when the sun hit the water.

2.How can the timing of the tides (high or low) effect the devastation of a  hurricane?
Because if the tides are really low the hurricane could stop, because the hurricane need a lot of water to become more powerful.
If the tides are high this help the hurricane to become more powerful, but if doesn't the hurricane would become weak.

3.If an area is fully saturated, will a hurricane have more or less impact on an area?
If the area if full of water it would be have a big impact because the water won't be able to infiltrate into the ground, because is fully saturated of water, and this may cause a flooding.

4.How does groundwater saturation affect rivers and streams?

The groundwater affect in the way that the water would go straight to the rivers increasing the water level and creating a lot of flooding.

Reflection


1.What is something that you liked about this Mini-Project?
I liked that we learn 5 different topics, that somehow are related to each other and that we learn 5 topics by sharing with others.

2.What was difficult for you on this project?
Trying to remember the other topics because like me, I was like more concentrated in what was my topic about.

3.What would you change about your work on this project?

Maybe do it in group because it's more easy, that do it by yourself.

4.How did this project help you learn about Hurricane Irene?

It helps me a lot, because it doesn't only help to learn about Hurricane Irene, instead it help me to learn how the Hurricanes are made of, how the happen, when they happen, what contribute to hurricanes to happen and the affects that this natural disasters have in peoples lives.