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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives an overview of hurricanes and explores the anatomy of a hurricane. It includes video of the vulnerability of New Orleans before hurricane Katrina.
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: Flood Risk of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
The federal government announced their terms for rebuilding New Orleans, including the raising of structures three feet. Three government officials are interviewed in this April, 2006, report. Video, audio, and a transcript of this...
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CNN

Cnn: Louisiana Evacuees Told to Stay Put

For Students 9th - 10th
Louisiana officials plead with evacuees not to return home as the damage was too great. This article discusses some of the damage done, specifically to New Orleans. Report is from September, 2005.
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Cnn: Ninth Ward, Six Months Later

For Students 9th - 10th
Captivating photo slideshow that shows a section of New Orleans six months after Hurricane Katrina. The damage in the photos is obvious.
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Satellite Image of Flooding in New Orleans, August 2005

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth coverage of Hurricane Katrina from the BBC. Photographs, animated maps, video clips, and other resources can be found.
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Bbc: Hurricane Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth coverage of Hurricane Katrina from the BBC. Photographs, animated maps, video clips, and other resources can be found.
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A Submerged Car in Alabama

For Students 9th - 10th
In-depth coverage of Hurricane Katrina from the BBC. Photographs, animated maps, video clips, and other resources can be found.
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Bbc: Rebuilding New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Bbc: Rebuilding New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Patched Up Levee

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Bbc: Rebuilding New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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New Orleans Resident

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans considers how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. Article is from January, 2006.
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Damaged House Flying the American Flag in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
New Orleans, which was ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, has a new disaster plan. Mayor Ray Nagin, who was criticized for the local government's response during Hurricane Katrina, approved the updated plan. Article is from May, 2006.
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Lower Ninth Ward

For Students 9th - 10th
February, 2006, report that delves into the housing market of post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans and its impact on those moving back, housing prices, life for those who stayed, and the impact on New Orleans' population.
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Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
Brilliant interactive map that shows the path of Hurricane Katrina. Also has an animated guide that explains how hurricanes form. Excellent video clips of Hurricane Katrina hitting the United States and of New Orleans available on the page.
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Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
Brilliant interactive map that shows the path of Hurricane Katrina. Also has an animated guide that explains how hurricanes form. Excellent video clips of Hurricane Katrina hitting the United States and of New Orleans available on the page.
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Bbc: Mapping the Destruction: Landfall

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map that has satellite photographs of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the coast. Two captivating videos from Biloxi, Mississippi and a map of the path of the storm are also on the page.
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Photo

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive map that has satellite photographs of the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina hit the coast. Two captivating videos from Biloxi, Mississippi and a map of the path of the storm are also on the page.
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Flooded New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic and photographic slideshow that shows how the failed New Orleans levees are repaired.
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Satellite Map of New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic and photographic slideshow that shows how the failed New Orleans levees are repaired.
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Repairs to the Breached Floodwalls

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic and photographic slideshow that shows how the failed New Orleans levees are repaired.
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Steel Barrier Installed at Canal Mouth

For Students 9th - 10th
Graphic and photographic slideshow that shows how the failed New Orleans levees are repaired.
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Trailer Camp in Baker, Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
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National Guard Troops Help Evacuate a Family in New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
November, 2005, report on life in the FEMA trailer parks that emerged in the Gulf Coast regions that were devastated by Hurricane Katrina.