Hurricane Timeline

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 understand how hurricanes form and develop by sequencing the six major stages of hurricane growth. Learners practice reading comprehension, chronological reasoning, scientific vocabulary, and explanatory writing as they analyze storm descriptions and trace the progression from early disturbances to fully developed hurricanes.

Academic Focus

• Hurricane Formation (Grades 4-6) – Students identify and sequence the stages of hurricane development from initial conditions to peak strength.
• Sequencing Informational Text – Learners organize scrambled descriptions into the correct chronological order.
• Scientific Writing Skills – Students explain each stage in their own words, reinforcing understanding through summarization.
• Atmospheric Reasoning – A bonus question encourages critical thinking about why hurricanes weaken after making landfall.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary Earth and weather science standards.
• Structured Yet Engaging – Combines sequencing, reading, and writing in a clear, student-friendly format.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for independent practice, guided instruction, science notebooks, review, or assessment.
• Supports Conceptual Understanding – Helps students visualize how weather systems change over time.

This hurricane timeline worksheet strengthens students’ understanding of storm formation by connecting scientific reading, sequencing, and explanation skills. By organizing hurricane stages and summarizing each phase, students deepen their knowledge of atmospheric processes and storm behavior. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that supports Earth science literacy and critical thinking.

This worksheet is part of our Hurricanes Worksheets collection.