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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research, which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought

For Students 9th - 10th
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #2

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the second Doppler weather radar built by the National...
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #3

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first Doppler weather radar built by the National...
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #5

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first doppler weather radar built by the National...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Choosing Earth's Climate Future

For Students 9th - 10th
Students focus on the three interconnected choices global society faces as Earth's climate continues to change -- suffer, adapt, and mitigate -- to analyze and predict current and future impacts to Earth's systems. Using videos excerpted...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Introduction to Texas Hurricanes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students are asked to graph data about some 20th century hurricanes that hit the Texas coastline. For each graph, they are asked several questions about any apparent correlation between the different variables. Students...
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NOAA

Noaa: Environmental Technology Lab: Infrasonics Program

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource focuses on research of infrasonic sounds found in the environment. It discusses such infrasonic sources as volcanoes, avalanches, severe thunderstorms, and earthquakes.
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NOAA

Noaa: History: Weather Man Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the NOAA contains several examples of poetry dedicated to the infamous "Weather Man."
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NOAA

Noaa: Photo Library: Nssl Doppler Weather Radar, Photo #1

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations and the instruments that measure them. Here you can find a photograph of the first Doppler weather radar built by the National...
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Kidzworld Media: Dust Storm on the Loose

For Students 3rd - 5th
An explanation of what dust storms are and what causes them.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Typhoon vs. Hurricane vs. Tornado

For Students 4th - 8th
Looks at the linguistic origins, geographical targets, and seasonal occurrence of typhoons, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About Hurricane Rita

For Students 4th - 8th
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.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Causes and Effects of Hurricanes

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the causes of hurricanes and their effects on a region, including storm surges, heavy winds, precipitation, and possible tornadoes.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Effects of Tornadoes

For Students 4th - 6th
Provides some facts about tornadoes and describes their impact.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: Examples of Destructive Forces of Nature

For Students 4th - 8th
Discusses the destructive forces unleashed by volcanic eruptions, and the movement of water, wind, ice, and tectonic plates.

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