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We recently moved to St. Petersburg on the Gulf of Mexico. My children have been asking me a whole bunch of hurricane questions so I'm going to do what an self-respecting HS mother would do - I'm going to have a Unit Study!!!
Actually, I don't know that we'll do what most would consider a full blown unit study, but we will be doing lots of FUN hurricane stuff & hopefull, Lord willing, our experimental hurricanes will be the only ones we experience! 
We won't start until next Monday, though. My dd16 is away in Biloxi, MS on a mission trip and she would be really mad if I did any fun experiments without her! 
Hands on is the only part of science she has any interest in.
I have downloaded the Free Hurricane Unit from TOS and will use quite a bit of it. We'll also be extending our study throughout the season by following up on which names are given to this year's hurricanes.
Do any of you have any ideas for hurricane activities? I'd love to hear them. We notebook a lot and I love read alouds. My children - especially ds9 - aren't overly thrilled with read alouds, but I'm working on them!!!! We have a special time called Snack Attack Time and we all gather in the living room and eat & read. As long as there's food involved my son will be there!!! 
Anyway, I'll keep you posted on our hurricane study & if I can figure out how to get pictures up on this blog, I'll share some with you of our adventures here on the Gulf.
Much Love,
Kerri
One thing is for sure, always keep an eye on the weather, have extra gas cans handy as well as emergency supplies for the car. Oh and an atlas too. I'm still amazed at the number of people that drove on I-45 when there had already been reports of it taking 16 hours to get from Houston to Dallas (normally a 4 hr trip!). We looked at our atlas and took some backroads (state highways and farm-to-market roads) and made the trip in a little more than 4 hours (with a gas station that actually had gas available about halfway through the trip). We were definitely blessed.
I better stop before I get carried away with hurricane talk.
Enjoy your study and I'll be praying for the safe return of your daughter!
Love,
Marsha