Make a Hurricane Spiral

Use this page to make a hurricane spiral. Then, you can use it to create, and better understand, the spiral effect of a hurricane.

Materials:

• a printed copy of "Hurricane Spiral #1"(below)
• a printed copy of "Hurricane Spiral #2"(below)
• a pencil with a sharp point
• scissors
• brad paper fastner
• colored pencils or crayons

To print this page:

1. CLICK and HOLD on the File menu at the top of the screen.
2. DRAG down to Print and LET GO. The print dialog box is displayed.
3. PRESS RETURN. The hurricane spirals will begin to print.

To Make a Hurricane Spiral:

1. CUT OUT each "Hurricane Spiral" on the outside black circle.
2. COLOR each to look similar to the "Hurricane Radar Circle" below. Do you remember what the different colors represent?
3. With a sharpened pencil point, PUNCH A HOLE through the entire black dot in the center of each circle.
4. CUT OUT all four areas on "Hurricane Spiral #1" as indicated.
5. PLACE "Hurricane Spiral #1" on top of "Hurricane Spiral #2".
6. PUSH the brad fastener through the center of the black dot on each circle.
7. FLIP your Hurricane Spiral over and OPEN the fastener.
8. SPIN the wheel to make sure it moves freely.
9. MOVE the top section of your Hurricane Spiral COUNTER-CLOCKWISE to see the spiral movement of a hurricane.

Hurricane Spiral #1 (cut this out)

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Hurricane Spiral #2 (cut this out)

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Hurricane Radar Circle (Do not cut out. Use only as a coloring guide.)

Can you find the areas that have the most rain in this radar image of a hurricane?

Plane and Clouds		Hurricanes! Menu	Museum Menu

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