Description:
Students investigate the possible correlation between El El Niño and the frequency with which Atlantic Ocean storms hit the United States of America coastline. They access and evaluate Internet data to determine dates of past occurrences of El Niño; graph the occurrence of El Niño events in geologic history; collect and graph data to correlate El Niño occurrences with Atlantic hurricanes and tropical storms that make landfall on the mainland of the United States. Then they compare their findings to other studies on El Niño.

This investigation is under development. To participate in pilot testing, go to the website for NASA Goddard Earth and Space Science Education Project (GESSEP): http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/July61999siteupdate/inv99Project.Site/invhome.html and click on "To Pilot Investigations."

Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

URL:
http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/all98invProject.Site/Pages/trl/inv4-1.html

Contact:
Activity Principal Investigator: Roy Avedon

GESSEP Program Principal Investigator: Steve Gilligan
Email: charles1@mail.ameritel.net

GESSEP Program Co-Investigator: Vern Smith
Email: vern@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 9-12

Subject:
El Niño
Hurricanes

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00