Hurricane Science Pack

A fact-checked hurricane science pack for ages 7–11: the six ingredients, the four stages, label the eye and eyewall, the spin, how the storm powers itself, the hurricane season, watch or warning, the hazards, myth busters and a family hurricane plan, with an answer key and a certificate.

What’s inside:

- What is a hurricane? Five facts to start with

- The six ingredients: read, explain and tick off

- From thunderstorms to hurricane: name the four stages

- Inside a hurricane: label the eye, eyewall, rainbands and spiral inflow

- The spin: draw which way storms turn north and south of the equator

- The engine: put five steps in order

- When do hurricanes happen? Colour in three seasons and answer questions

- Watch or warning? Six statements to sort

- More than just wind: match five hazards

- Hurricane myth busters (8 myth-or-fact statements)

- Our hurricane plan: a family plan to fill in together

- Answer key

- Hurricane Scientist certificate

- Credits, licence & sources

Pages: 15 (including cover and credits). Sizes: A4 (210 × 297 mm) and US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), both PDFs included in one zip.

Printing: Print at 100% / actual size on A4 or US Letter. Inside pages use light backgrounds and print well in black and white; covers are dark, so start from page 2 to save ink.

Every fact is checked against National Hurricane Center, NOAA, NASA, Met Office and World Meteorological Organization web pages (checked 31 Oct 2026) and the sources are listed on each pack’s credits page. Facts that can change, such as season averages, are printed with that date. Photos and the storm-track map are public-domain images from NASA, NOAA, the US National Weather Service and the US Navy (the map was made by Nilfanion on a NASA background), via Wikimedia Commons; drawings, puzzles and layouts are REALLYBYTE’s own work. Not endorsed by NOAA, NASA, the Met Office or the WMO. This is an educational resource, not official emergency guidance: always follow your local weather service’s warnings and evacuation orders.

Licence: personal and single-classroom use. You may print as many copies as you need for your own family or your own class, and share it with your class through a password-protected platform. Please don’t resell, re-upload or share it publicly. For school-wide use, please email info@reallybyte.com.

Made by REALLYBYTE, the team behind hurricanes.storms.im. Questions: info@reallybyte.com

This is a digital download: no physical item will be shipped.