Curated OER
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Pollution Solution
Students design a project for solutions for pollution problems at the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. In this pollution lesson, students research the pollution problems and solutions for Lake Pontchartrain. Students answer the questions and...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Hurricane Katrina
Complete coverage of Hurricane Katrina is given including societal repercussions and political fallout.
BBC
Bbc: Lake Faces Aftermath of City Catastrophe
The pollution and environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina is probed by BBC News in this September, 2005, report.
US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: The Magic of the Estuary
A collection of multiple intelligences learning activities about the characteristics and functions of an estuary. The site also includes basic information about an estuary along with facts about the Lake Pontchartrain estuary.
US Geological Survey
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation: Resource Management
A variety of activities to show young scholars how population size relates to how land is used in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin. Activities provide opportunities for students to interpret graphs, read maps, research problems, defend a...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earth's Water: Lakes and Reservoirs
The USGS reviews the differences between lakes and reservoirs. They discuss the history of freshwater and salt water lakes. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
PBS
Pbs Teachers:the Gulf Coast Region: Effects of Katrina
Research and discuss the history, topography, economics and demographics of the Gulf Coast Region to explain how and why Hurricane Katrina caused such devastation. Predict the long-term effects of this storm on the geography of the region.
Curated OER
Bbc: Lake Faces Aftermath of City Catastrophe
The pollution and environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina is probed by BBC News in this September, 2005, report.