SAN BEDA UNIVERSITY

AY: 2023-2024

Understanding
Typhoons
Grade 8 Science
ATTENDAN
CE
 LEARNING TARGETS
• I can explain how typhoons develop;
• I can characterize weather; cyclones,
hurricanes, and typhoons.
• I can describe the wind speed and air
pressure in the different parts of a
typhoon;
• I can allow myself to use technology to
have access to information for public
safety
 ONDOY
YOLANDA

What memories can you share about

the typhoon Ondoy/ Yolanda?
What important lesson did you learn
from it?
Investigate Activity (Predict Observe and Explain)
Investigate Activity (Predict Observe and Explain)
QUESTIONS
●What was the smoke
representing in the
bottle?
●How’s the weather
today?
●What do you think the
word "weather” means?
 Weather occurs in the
troposphere. In this layer,
the air is constantly
moving. The temperature
just above the ground is
hotter than the
temperature high above
 Meteorologist (a
weather scientist) to
explore and discover
how
typhoons develop and
how landmasses and
bodies of water affect
Typhoon.
Hurricanes and typhoons are
the same weather
phenomenon
 How are cyclones,
hurricanes, and typhoons
different from each other?
WHAT IS A
TYPHOON?
TYPHOON
A typhoon is a giant, rotating storm
that brings wind, rain, and
destruction. Hurricanes and typhoons
are both kinds of tropical cyclones.
• What will be experienced when
there is a typhoon?
• What characterizes a typhoon?
• Where do typhoons originate?
Hurricane
Cyclone
Typhoon
 The term typhoon is used only in
the northwestern part of the Pacific
Ocean. In the northeastern part of
the Pacific Ocean and in the
northern part of the Atlantic Ocean,
the equivalent term is hurricane.
Thus, a hurricane on one side of the
Pacific Ocean will be called a
typhoon if it crosses into the other
How do typhoons
form?
 How do typhoons
form?
The maximum sustained
surface winds of tropical storms
range from 63 to 118 km (39 to
73 miles) per hour.

Typhoons start off as tropical thunderstorms. The strong winds pull

in moisture from the oceans.
 How do typhoons
form?

The thunderstorms convert the moisture into heat. The heat causes
more air to flow to the center of the storm causing evaporation.
 How do typhoons
form?

All the heat and air flow toward the eye creating the
typhoon.
How do typhoons
form?
How do typhoons
form?
How do typhoons
form?
How do typhoons
form?
How do typhoons
form?
Pre-conditions for TYPHOON
 Pre-conditions for TYPHOON
Pre-existing
low-level focus
or disturbance
Pre-conditions for TYPHOON

Warm ocean
water
Pre-conditions for TYPHOON

Low
atmospheric
stability
Pre-conditions for TYPHOON

Sufficient
Coriolis force
 Pre-conditions for TYPHOON

Humid
atmosphere and
upper
atmosphere
divergence
Pre-conditions for TYPHOON
Pre-existing low-level focus or
Warm ocean water
disturbance
Low atmospheric stability
Sufficient Coriolis force
Humid atmosphere and upper
atmosphere divergence
 Pre-conditions for TYPHOON
• Pre-existing low-level
focus or disturbance
• Warm ocean water
• Low atmospheric stability
• Sufficient Coriolis force
• Humid mid atmosphere and
upper-atmosphere divergence
Mechanism to cause Typhoon formation
Mechanism to cause Typhoon formation
Learning Task 1: Analyze and give an interpretation of each picture below.
Why is it important to
know if there is a
typhoon coming into
our area?
 LEARNING TARGETS
• I can explain how typhoons develop;
• I can characterize weather; cyclones,
hurricanes, and typhoons.
• I can describe the wind speed and air
pressure in the different parts of a
typhoon;
• I can allow myself to use technology to
have access to information for public
safety
CLOSING
PRAYER