Students watch a video and answer questions based on wildlife jobs. In this wildlife lesson plan, students learn that biologists don't just play with animals but that there is a lot of study involved.

Learners see that people have developed new technologies and new products that increase efficiencies and maximize the productive use of each tree harvested. This lesson provides many good ideas across the curriculum to study forestry.

Students select a wide variety of presentation methods to compare Planet X and Earth. Students share these with their classmates. Students select other methods to present their ideas about a livable planet for human life forms. ...

Fourth graders use print and electronic media to find the following essential elements of these storms: characteristics, effects, safety and preparation, and interesting facts. A graphic organizer is used to gather and record this key...

Students are introduced to the concept and components of a habitat. They discuss the key components of a habitat and describe how certain factors can cause disturbances in a habitat and change its population. Activities are leveled for...

Emerging nutritionists explore what it means to be healthy. In the beginning of the unit, your class will examine the five food groups and learn how food gets from the farm to our plates. This leads into the investigation of...

Learners fill out worksheets that teach them how to prepare for emergency situations and how to enable animal safety in emergency situations. In this emergency lesson plan, students talk about different kinds of emergencies and how they...

Students understand the causes of the devastation in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf Coast States. They perceive the ways that children in the region are coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Students discover how the land and people we develop relationships with in Nebraska affect our survival--past, present, and future. They write about and interview their grandparents, parents and peers and compare them with people on the...

Presents a list of the fifteen worst natural disasters to strike the United States and its territories, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, cost, and where each occurred.

Explains what a natural disaster is and provides a list of every type along with a short description of each.

Presents a list of the nineteen worst natural disasters to strike Japan, along with descriptions, year, number of casualties, and where each occurred. Japan has been hit by earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, blizzards,...

Presents charts listing the fatalities from various disasters around the world, including epidemics, plague, famine, weather-related and earth-related disasters going back hundreds of years. Next, the top ten disasters with the highest...

Learn about severe weather and natural disasters through experiments, witness accounts, vocabulary, and much more.

Students use a table-top-sized tsunami generator to observe the formation and devastation of a tsunami. They see how a tsunami moves across the ocean and what happens when it reaches the continental shelf. Students make villages of model...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about animals that seem to instinctively know when a natural disaster is about to happen. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in author's purpose.

Discusses the destructive forces unleashed by volcanic eruptions, and the movement of water, wind, ice, and tectonic plates.

Discusses the constructive forces resulting from volcanic eruptions and the movement of water, wind, ice, and tectonic plates.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about tropical storms and hurricanes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...

Describes famous hurricanes that have struck in the Northern Hemisphere since 1900, the regions affected, the intensity of the storms, and the extent of damage each caused. The hurricanes are organized in sequential order.

Describes the impact of Hurricane Rita which struck Texas and Louisiana soon after Hurricane Katrina left. Many of the resulting deaths were due to an uncoordinated evacuation and poor storm preparations.

Discusses the causes of hurricanes and their effects on a region, including storm surges, heavy winds, precipitation, and possible tornadoes.