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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Collapse: Why Do Civilizations Fall?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Why did great civilizations fall? War, disease, overpopulation or natural disasters? Interactive content and activities allow you, by sifting through archaeological evidence, to investigate the collapse of the Mayan civilization, the...
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World Food Programme

Wfp: World Food Programme

For Students 9th - 10th
WFP is a United Nations organization whose mission is to eradicate global hunger and poverty. Their primary beneficiaries are victims of natural disasters, displaced people, the world's hungry poor, and women.
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Umcor: The United Methodist Committee on Relief

For Students 9th - 10th
Non-profit "global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church". Their mission "is to alleviate human suffering-whether by war, conflict or natural disaster". Find articles, photos, and more.
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NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Nature's Most Violent Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through a preparedness guide to know how to be ready in case disaster occurs.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Vulnerability

For Students 11th - 12th
This learning module examines people's vulnerability to hazards and disasters. It looks at the reasons people live in hazard-prone areas, what factors affect their vulnerability, and what vulnerability looks like in different types of...
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San Francisco Department of Emergency Management: 72 Hours: Are You Prepared?

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you prepared for a major disaster or emergency? Would you know what to do until you could get help? Find out how to prepare yourself ahead of time by building an emergency supply kit and also what to do in a specific disaster such as...
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Rising From Ruin

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive feature reports on devastation caused after Hurricane Katrina. It includes diaries, towns that were affected and virtual tours. This is a great source for learning how this disaster affected residents of the southern U.S.
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The Washington Post

The Gulf Coast in Katrina's Wake

For Students 9th - 10th
This vivid look at New Orleans and the surrounding areas truly gets to the core of the destruction imposed by Hurricane Katrina. A graphic overview, panoramic photographs, and short videos are just a few of the amazing resources offered...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers learn what causes hurricanes and what engineers do to help protect people from destruction caused by hurricane winds and rain. Research and data collection vessels allow for scientists and engineers to model and predict...
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Columbia University

The Earth Institute at Columbia University

For Students 9th - 10th
Bringing people together to discuss Earth's environmental problems, The Earth Institute addresses climate change, environmental degradation, poverty, disease, and sustainable use of resources.
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Burke Museum

Burke Museum: Tsunamis

For Students 9th - 10th
The information on tsunamis provided at this site is part of the Burke Museum's online exhibition on earthquakes and geology. Prevention is discussed, along with famous tsunamis in history.
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Earthquakes

For Students 4th - 7th
Explains what earthquakes are, what causes them, the different types, tsunamis that can be caused by them, and how to prepare if living in an earthquake-prone area.
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Tsunami: An Interactive Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, interactive learning activity covering the science of tsunamis, preparedness, research, and historical tsunamis. Excellent animations and real, historical recordings of survivors allow the learner to experience what happens...
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PBS

Pbs: Are the World's Weather and Climate Changing?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What's going on with our weather? Learn about it in this lesson plan that examines the climate and weather patterns in the world today. It has a weather quiz and guidelines that help the students understand weather changes occurring...
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Province of British Columbia

Get Prepared for an Earthquake in British Columbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides extensive information and a guide on how to be prepared for an earthquake in British Columbia.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Floodplain Modeling

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the impact of changing river volumes and different floodplain terrain in experimental trials with table top-sized riverbed models. The models are made using modeling clay in aluminum baking pans placed on a slight...
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US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey: Earthquake Hazards

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about earthquake hazards and damage. Some of the topics are an introduction to hazards, hazard maps, soil types and damage, and recent damage caused by earthquakes.
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Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson from 2010 using multi-media resources, including video, audio, and primary sources which challenge young scholars to think beyond the earthquake and consider the role of Haiti's rich history in the crisis.
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Marshall University: 1937 Flood: Huntington, West Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Photo collection of 1937 flood in Huntington, West Virginia.
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Curated OER

Refugees at Houston's Astrodome.

For Students 9th - 10th
NPR has kept a journal of the on-going events of what is being called the largest natural disaster to hit the United States, Hurricane Katrina.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: After the Fires: North Bay Teachers and Students Talk Disaster Prep Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Wildfires burned whole neighborhoods in Northern California in a matter of minutes. In Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, hurricane winds and flood waters wreak havoc on buildings, power lines and roads. No community is entirely safe from...
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NOAA

Noaa: History: Galveston Storm of 1900

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an account of the worst natural disaster in American history in terms of loss of life, the Galveston hurricane of 1900. View historic photos of the devastation that resulted.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Learn the Issues: Tornados

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about some real-world issues as well as the scientific research and technology used to support the EPA's mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment.

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