The Field Museum
Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters
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.
The Washington Post
The Gulf Coast in Katrina's Wake
This vivid look at New Orleans and the surrounding areas truly gets to the core of the destruction imposed by Hurricane Katrina. A graphic overview, panoramic photographs, and short videos are just a few of the amazing resources offered...
Swiss Educ
Swiss Educ.: Stromboli Online: Mt. St. Helens
Come along on a virtual tour of Mt. St. Helens with the Stromboli Online Team as they take you along with them to view how life has returned to the mountain after its horrific explosion. Users need to navigate the site using the links on...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Structure of a Hurricane
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Eruption!
A downloadable computer simulation which showcases a series of villages that surround an active volcano. The volcano is modeled after Mount Vesuvius and is getting close to erupting. The goal of the exercise is to preserve as many people...
Other
Idndr: The Tsunami Page
An international site dealing with natural disasters, crisis management, prevention & reduction. The INDR (International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction) Office is the sponsor. Timely, specific information included.
Other
Kidstorm: Hurricanes
Get the facts on hurricanes with this detailed information page. This page includes photos, charts and satellite images.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Hurricanes
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.
NASA
Nasa: Hurricanes
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.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sinkholes in a Cup
Students simulate a sinkhole, and discover the geological catalysts that happen beofore sinkholes occur.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Natural Disasters
Enrich studying natural disasters like hurricanes and tornadoes. Know how to identify several types of natural disasters that occur in Florida, and describe how these disasters can affect people living there.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Terrible Tsunami
Explore the cause of tsunamis and their devastating effects.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Save Our City!
Students learn about various natural hazards and specific methods engineers use to prevent these hazards from becoming natural disasters. They study a hypothetical map of an area covered with natural hazards and decide where to place...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Naturally Disastrous
Students are introduced to natural disasters, and learn the difference between natural hazards and natural disasters. They discover the many types of natural hazards - avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide,...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Land on the Run
Students learn about landslides, discovering that there are different types of landslides that occur at different speeds - from very slow to very quick. All landslides are the result of gravity, friction and the materials involved. Both...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Tsunami Attack!
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rock Solid
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. Learners are introduced to three types of material...
Read Works
Read Works: Starting Over
[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.
Read Works
Read Works: Animal Instinct
[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.
Read Works
Read Works: Picking Up the Pieces
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the changes Katrina made in the Gulf Coast. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Preparing for a Disaster
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to stay safe during different types of natural disasters. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Forecasting Severe Weather to Communities Helps Them Prepare
[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...
CNN
Cnn: Chile Earthquake
CNN briefly covers two earthquakes in Chile which occurred a few weeks after the devastating earthquake on February 27, 2010.
BBC
Bbc: Rain Triggers Deadly Floods in Haiti
This article discusses the floods occurring in Haiti following the earthquake and their effects on the country's struggling population. (February 28, 2010)