"What do you get when you combine a leaf blower, construction paper, straws and tape? Leon High School science students building Hurricane Proof Houses!" This is how Channel 6 TV news anchor Ed Muir introduced the Nightly News one September evening. The students had built houses with these simple materials. The leaf blower, showing 91 miles per hour on the wind gauge, blew forcefully on the houses. Some withstood the test of the wind and some were destroyed. The students were applying science principles about the force of hurricane winds as well as construction designs that make houses more durable during strong winds. In preparation for constructing their homes, students learned the importance of roof truss bracing and other disaster mitigation techniques form the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross Students can learn about protecting their home from hurricane wind damage and have fun at the same time. Hurricane Proof House Instructions Document Format  Building A Hurricane Proof House Worksheet  PDF  Against the Wind: Protecting Your Home From Hurricane Wind Damage  PDF   Construction begins on a Hurricane Proof House   As another Hurricane Proof House nears completion   The hurricane force winds blow them away

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