SEPTEMBER 2005

BY MR. EVANS, EDITED BY MS. JONES

Hurricane Rita

Hurricane Rita Forecast

Your Task…

In September 2005 Hurricane Rita hit the gulf coast. The next slide has a set of data about that hurricane. Use the data about Hurricane Rita to make a table. Then describe how the hurricane’s strength changed over time.

Hurricane Data

On Sept 20, 2005, Hurricane Rita’s wind speed was 120 mi/h. On Sept 21, its wind speed was 175 mi/h. On Sept 22, its wind speed was 165 mi/h. On Sept 23, its wind speed was 125 mi/h. On Sept 24, its wind speed was 60 mi/h.

You need to make a table…

You need to make a table…

DATE (2005) WIND SPEED (mi/h)

You need to make a table…

DATE (2005) WIND SPEEDSeptember 20 120 (mi/h)

September 21 175 (mi/h)

September 22 165 (mi/h)

September 23 125 (mi/h)

September 24 60 (mi/h)

Lets make another table…

Use the temperature data to make a another table. Then use the new table to find a pattern and draw a conclusion.

TEMPATURE DATA:At 10am, the temperature was 72°F. At

noon, it was 85°F. At 2pm, it was 90°F. At 4pm, it was 94°F. At 6pm it was 92°F.

TIME TEMPERATURE

TIME TEMPERATURE (°F)

10AM 72

Noon 85

2PM 90

4PM 94

6PM 92

Think-Pair-Share

Think- 1. How does a table help you organize data?

2. Why do you think the data in the last table was arranged from earliest to latest time instead of from lowest to highest temperature?

Pair- Talk with the people sitting in your row. Do they agree?

Share- Raise your hand to share with the class and Ms. Jones what you have discussed and agreed upon.