Hurricane Review Quilt Activity

Directions: Students will use the information they have learned in class about the Battle of New Orleans to make a 9-square quilt. Total size of paper quilt will be no more than 30 x 30 inches MAXIMUM. Students must work in PENCIL COLORS and BLACK INK.

Materials:

Construction Paper Rulers Tape

White paper Scissors Color pencils

Instructions:

Follow the instructions below.

Square Topics

1.  Center Square of the quilt. Diagram of Hurricane (showing eye, feeder bands, ccw wind rotation, direction of movement, northeast quadrant, seperate symbols for tropical storm and hurricane) (must be colored).

2.  Top Left Square Names of 06 hurricanes (underline storm names used so far this seson)

3.  Top Right Square ABCs of hurricane preparedness (www.redcross.org/news/0305hurricane/)

4.  Middle Left Side Photos, date, and label(s) of Hurricane Katrina

5.  Middle Right Side Photos, date, and label(s) of Hurricane Rita

6.  Bottom Left Wind speed and storm surge chart and wind damage and Storm Surge damage photo

7.  Bottom Right Websites

8.  Top Middle Tracking chart

9.  Bottom Middle Photos, date, and label(s) of Hurricane Audrey

10.  Put your name AND class period on back.

***When putting together the quilt, make sure you put the quilt squares in the correct places. I will take off points for not following directions.

III. Each Student needs to use one sheet of white paper for topic information.

They need to keep all information brief

Must use rulers when needed

Make sure that all your writing parts are level and not all over the place.

All information must be hand-written in BLACK INK.

Use PENCIL COLORS to attract interest

Cut various colors of construction paper into no more than 10 x 10 inch squares

Use pictures when possible (you may use the internet, magazines, books, and etc.)

Hand-write in large enough letters to make it easy to read

Keep it simple and NEATNESS counts

IV. When finished students need to glue or tape each page to a sheet of construction paper.

(Make sure each topic is on a different color construction paper or use two colors in a checker board design.)

V.  Lay out the pages and tape the back edges where each sheet meets to be put together the quilt. Tape all 9 pages together to form a quilt.

VI. Websites: www.nhc.noaa.gov www.redcross.org/news/o305/hurricane www.co.pinellas.fl.us/bcc/hurrprep.htm meted.ucar.edu/hurrican/chp/ www.hhs.gov/news/facts/hurricane.html