Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Worst Natural Disasters

For Students 4th - 8th
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...
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: 15 Worst Natural Disasters in History of u.s.

For Students 4th - 8th
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.
Graphic
Curated OER

The Tsunami Page: Earthquakes in China

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about the three major earthquakes in China. The 1556 Shaanxi quake, the Haicheng quake in 1975 and the quake in Tangshan in 1976. Provides details of each earthquake.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Natural Disaster?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn the effects of natural disasters and the difference between natural disasters and man-made disasters. Also explores ten different natural disasters.