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Earthquakes: Getting Ready For The Big One
Learners devise a plan to prepare a city for an earthquake. In this lesson on earthquakes, students differentiate between the different types of earthquakes, examine the impact they can have on a city, and write a proposal on how to...
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The Great Wave
Students investigate tsunamis and how they are caused. In this natural disaster lesson plan, students discuss earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other causes of tsunamis. Students conduct an experiment in which they drop objects...
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Graphing Weather
Students make a graph. In this weather lesson plan, students fill in a KWL chart about different types of weather. Students watch a PowerPoint presentation about weather and natural disasters and where these types of weather are common....
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Save Our City
Students identify ways to prepare for natural disasters. For this disaster preparation lesson, students read about disaster prevention devices and study cut-outs of six different disaster prevention devices. Students use a weather map to...
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Elements for Disaster Reporting
Young scholars identify the elements of natural disasters and gain an understanding on how the media influences people's responses to disasters. For this natural disaster lesson plan, students study the impact of natural disasters, and...
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Natural Disasters: Earthquakes and Tsunamis
In this natural disasters worksheet, students complete 5 different activities regarding natural disasters.
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Naturally Disastrous!
Students explore, research and examine the causes of natural disasters and how to survive them. They research on the internet world climate, recent disasters, how they happen, what to do if one occurs and what preventive measures to take...
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The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906
Students study the history of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. They read a story, view photos of the disaster, and complete a comprehension worksheet.
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Natural Hazards
Students use videos and maps as a springboard for a discussion in which they differentiate between natural disasters and natural hazards. They explore steps being taken to minimize the impact of hazards and disasters and create and...
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Living With Risk: The Human Element of Natural Disasters
Students explore human elements that are a part of natural disasters, read a Hawaiian myth, conduct a survey, discuss why people choose to live in high risk areas, and participate in a writing activity based on studenT real life accounts...
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Earthquake preparation: Acquiring knowledge about different ways to prepare for earthquakes
Students develop critical reading comprehension skills while learning how to be prepared for earthquakes, and list at least three things they can do to prepare for an earthquake.
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In Harm's Way: Natural Disasters in My Community
Eleventh graders research and debate natural disasters that have occurred in their community. They assess whether these natural disasters were avoidable or were accidents. They investigate the extent of insurance coverage for disasters.
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A Disaster in the Making
Students compare the consequences of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco to Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans as a basis for investigating the transformative effect of infamous United States natural disasters.
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Feeling Vulnerable
Students discover some of the ways the developing world is vulnerable to the impact and effects of natural disasters. They investigate some "natural disaster hotspots" around the globe and assess how vulnerable these areas are.
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Disaster Talk
Learners design new devices to help victims of natural disaster communicate with rescue workers, government, media and loved ones. For homework, they write proposals promoting their technology.
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Weather Jeopardy
Future meteorologists play a Jeopardy game to review vocabulary and concepts taught during a weather unit. Questions cover such topics as weather vocabulary, tornado safety, the water cycle, and cloud types are part of this review.
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Floods
Students explore Earth science by answering study questions on-line. In this natural disasters instructional activity, students research Australia flood statistics over the past 40 years and identify patterns. Students utilize the web to...
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Pakistan's 'Staggering Disaster': How Students Can Help
Students explore the effects of massive flooding in Pakistan. In this global issues instructional activity, students read an article about monsoons and flooding in Pakistan. Students respond to discussion questions based on the article.
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Winds of Change
Learners investigate extreme weather patterns. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study hurricanes and their causes. Learners write reports on their findings.
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Disaster Strikes
Students examine the devastation caused by the tsunami of 2005. In this current events instructional activity, students consider the effects of natural disasters as they research tsunamis and the worldwide response to the December 26,...
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Fire Triangle in the Forest
Students investigate the physical properties of fire by creating storyboards. In this elements lesson plan, students view a video clip of forest fires and identify the cause. Students create large storyboards defining the three...
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Tsunamis
Learners investigate the natural disasters known as tsunamis by researching the Internet. In this nature lesson, students define the word tsunami and discuss how they are created. Learners complete an online activity based on water...
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Natural Disasters: Nature's Fury
Students explore the human experience. In this business ethics lesson plan, students analyze primary sources to develop an understanding of the American natural disasters of the 19th and 20th centuries and the implications they presented.
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Preparing for Disaster
Young scholars examine the effects of earthquakes. In this earthquake lesson, students investigate survival strategies and disaster preparedness in the wake of an earthquake.