Compare the temperatures of Miami and Jacksonville in the winter. Do you notice a difference. Explain how these terms effect Florida. Have the children watch the weather and record the high and low temperature of that with Boston, Massachusetts. Have the children write about a time when they were scared during a storm.
Hurricanes take place in Florida.
Florida must watch hurricanes carefully because Florida is covered by water on all sides. Discuss the terms such as storm surge, hurricane season, and the eye. Explain how hurricanes are categorized from a scale of 1 to 5. Discuss Hurricane Andrew that hit Miami in August of 1992. Discuss the devastation and how it was the costliest natural disaster in American History.