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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Sinkhole Swallows Eight Rare Cars

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A slideshow of images shows the destruction caused when a sinkhold emerged, swalling eight Corvettes from a museum.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Fires

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse forest fires across the world. Learn about these natural hazards as you browse by date or region.
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CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 14 13: Mas De 440.000 Evacuados en La India

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports on a storm threatening India that has required the evacuation of nearly half a million people.
Article
CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 7 13: Lousiana, Alabama Y Florida Esperan Tormentas

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports on Tropical Storm Karen, expected to hit the Gulf States region of the United States.
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NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Natural Hazards: Volcanoes and Earthquakes

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Earth Observatory offers photos showing locations of volcanic activity and earthquakes. Click on thumbnails to view large images and read about the causes and effects of these natural hazards.
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NOAA

Noaa: Owlie Skywarns Weather Book [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
Download and print this free activity book about hurricanes, tornadoes, lightening, floods and winter storms. A quiz section is also included.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Johnstown Flood

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about the terrible destruction caused by the Johnstown Flood in May 1889.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Little Ice Age: Living During the Little Ice Age

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Young scholars brainstorm what the living conditions during the period known as the Little Ice Age (1350-1850) might have been like then study information about lifestyles, the economy, crop yields, and human and livestock mortality.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Build an Earthquake Resistant House

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this project, young scholars will build model earthquake-resistant buildings and measure their movement during a simulated earthquake using a mobile phone and a sensor app.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Boston Public Schools Capstone Project

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The (Boston Public Schools) Capstone Project is an opportunity for students to engage in rigorous project-based learning. It is an opportunity for our students to develop skills to be life, career, and college-ready in a culturally...
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Read Works

Read Works: Starting Over

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about rebuilding after a disaster. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.
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Other

Kidstorm: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
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Read Works

Read Works: Animal Instinct

For Students 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about animals that are able to sense a disaster before it happens. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Forecasting Severe Weather to Communities Helps Them Prepare

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage gives information about how communities can prepare for weather disasters. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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PBS

Arizona Pbs: Hurricane Preparedness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Protect My Home!

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a model using materials to build a barrier or protective wall to prevent your home from flooding during a storm surge.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Rock Solid

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Rocks cover the earth's surface, including what is below or near human-made structures. With rocks everywhere, breaking rocks can be hazardous and potentially disastrous to people. Students are introduced to three types of material...
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California Institute of Technology

Scec: Significant Earthquakes and Faults

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive map of significant earthquakes and faults in southern California. Click on each earthquake icon, and see a brief overview of each event.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Structure of a Hurricane

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has general information on the structure of a hurricane. There are links to the eye, eye wall, spiral rain bands, and the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Danger Potential Scale.
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Hurricanes

For Students 4th - 8th
Do you know what was the most destructive hurricane? Provides an explanation of a hurricane while exploring how they form, how they are measured and classified, effects, and how they get their names.
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NASA

Nasa: Hurricanes

For Students 3rd - 6th
Learn about hurricanes and how they are created. Features include video animation, the histories of the most devastating hurricanes and topics such as hurricane naming and hurricane study.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sinkholes in a Cup

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students simulate a sinkhole, and discover the geological catalysts that happen beofore sinkholes occur.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: Terrible Tsunami

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the cause of tsunamis and their devastating effects.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Tsunami Attack!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about tsunamis, discovering what causes them and what makes them so dangerous. They learn that engineers design detection and warning equipment, as well as structures that that can survive the strong wave forces. In a...

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