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Mountains
Mountains are described and some of the more famous listed along with their altitudes. Climate, glaciers, and avalanches are also covered. Because there is a copious amount of text on each slide, this would be best used by assigning...
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What are Natural Disasters?
There are several types of natural disasters: quakes, floods, avalanches, and more. This slide show gives a brief explanation of each at an elementary-aged child's level. There are no frightening photos from actual natural disasters,...
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Avalanche on Mars!
In this mars and scaling instructional activity, students use the given image to determine the dimensions of the image and the size of specific details on the image. They calculate the image scale in meters in order to determine...
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Naturally Disastrous
Students examine the types and effects of natural disasters. In this natural disaster instructional activity, students study the different types of natural disasters including; avalanches, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes....
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Gravity
In this gravity worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle by determining the correct terms associated with the 12 statements about erosion and landslides.
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The Mountain Environment - Avalanche!
In this environment instructional activity, students draw picture that illustrate an avalanche adventure. They draw a free snowfall on a mountain, the engine that is vibrating, the avalanche that traps men, and fill in speech bubbles...
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Avalanche!
Students build a model representing a snow-covered mountain out of flour, sugar, and potato flakes. Then they use the model to recreate an avalanche.
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News: Climber Rescued from Dangerous Peak
Young scholars discuss mountains and arrange a list of highest peaks into correct order. They read a news article about a climber rescued from Nanga Parbat. Working in groups they create a list of items needed for a mountain climbing trip.
USA Today
How Topography Affects Weather
This fantastic multimedia site contains information about the causes of extreme and dangerous weather. The site explains how the earth's surface affects the weather and supplies incredible video clips to illustrate the concepts...
Other
National Resources Canada: Landslides and Snow Avalanches
Defines a landslide, avalanche, and a rockslide and provides examples. Describes the causes and effects of these events.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Geology: Surface Processes
In this interactive tutorial, you will learn about the types of weathering and erosion that rocks and landforms undergo. This will lead to a discussion of soil and the types of soil. Lastly, you will learn about mass movements of soil,...
Other
Avalanche: Avalanche
There is a big map on the page that has links to avalanche sites. There are numerous links on the left hand side of the page. There are links to pictures, locations, media and others.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Nsidc: All About Snow
A beautiful snow scene awaits you at this site as well as cold facts about snow, Q & As, a snow glossary to inform you on such things as the difference between a blizzard and a squall, and information on avalanches and blizzards.
Other
Forest Service: Interactive Backcountry Tour
Do you have the knowledge to make safe choices as you navigate through avalanche country? This interactive simulation is designed to see if you're prepared.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: How Do Avalanches Form?
In this video segment adapted from NOVA, dramatic footage of avalanches and animations of ice crystals illustrate how a layer of weakly-bonded snow can contribute to a devastating avalanche. [4:03]
PBS
Pbs/alavanches on Film
This page tells you about how to catch an avalanche on film. This page has a teacher resource link.
Other
Cyber Space Avalanche Center: Snow and Stability
Learn how the weather effects avalanches. Learn why the spring and and fall are hazardous times. How does the wind effect avalanches?
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...
Other
Avalanche Network
Considered to be the main portal to avalanche information, this contains avalanche research, avalanche course information, danger scale, and avalanche statistics.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Nsidc: Avalanches
This site is provided for by the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Who should be aware of a possible avalanches? When and where do they occur? What is the anatomy of an avalanche? Find the answers to these questions and a lot more!
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Complete List of Natural Disasters
Explains what a natural disaster is and provides a list of every type along with a short description of each.
History Link
History Link: Train Disaster at Wellington Kills 96 on March 1, 1910
Fascinating story of the worst avalanche in the history of the United States. Find photos of the avalanche which took place in Wellington, Washington in 1910.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Avalanche! Elements of a Slide
Avalanches are a dangerous phenomenon that cause more deaths in the United States each year than earthquakes. Explore the anatomy of avalanches and their causes.
PBS
Nova: Snow Sense
This reading describes numerous characteristics of snowpack that has a potential to cause an avalanche. It also has suggestions for rescue.