Read Works
Read Works: Earth Science Floods
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about floods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
Ready
Ready: Kids: Floods
This resource explains floods, as well as what you should do to protect yourself before, during, and after a flood.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Flood Chances
Young scholars test the hypothesis that a 100-year flood happens once every hundred years, learning how the probability of a flood does not mean that floods happen at regular intervals.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding Study Guide
Understand many aspects of flooding using this study guide.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Flood!
Explore how flooding can be caused be soil's ability to contain water.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: What Can Cause Severe Flooding?
Find out how destructive flooding can be. See some of the results of flooding.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Emergency Preparedness & Response: Floods
Doing a report on floods? Wrap it up by telling what people can do to be prepared and safe after a flood occurs. These short articles explain the precautions that should be taken with drinking water, food, sanitation, hygiene, and animals.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Flood Safety
Provides the safety guidelines for floods.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Floods and Flood Plains
This site provides a detailed report on floods and flood plains. Facts about weather patterns, zoning restrictions, and dams and levees are given along with diagrams and photos.
Idaho State University
Idaho State University: Environmental Geology: Rivers and Flooding
Recognize what physical characteristics create rivers on Earth's surface. Identify where floods occur and what makes them happen.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: What Is a Flood Plain?
Students will view flooding situations and hypothesize how much risk they are in their homes and schools. They will also estimate the expense of living through a flood and compare the price to the cost of repairing damage due to flooding.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey:stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting [Pdf]
The U.S. Geological Survey and the National Weather Service work together to provide information at this site about floods. The site talks about two main topics on floods, stream gaging and flood forecasting.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Using Gis to Map Emergency Response to Municipal Flooding
In this lesson students will work with municipal data and computer mapping to determine the priorities of emergency response to flooding in a local town. This can be used as a lab activity or as a group or individual project, and can be...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Flooding Exercises
Students are taken through the steps involved in determining the probability that a flood of a given discharge will occur in any given year. Students retrieve discharge data from the USGS websites for Dry Creek, LA, Rapid Creek, SD and...
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: The "1 Oo Year Flood"
Fact sheet uses graphs to highlight streamflow data collected after major floods.
BBC
Bbc: 2.5 Million People Affected by Pakistan Floods
The BBC provides a comprehensive look at the floods in Pakistan, examining the local, national, and international implications of the natural disaster. (August 2, 2010)
Curated OER
National Park Service: Johnstown Flood National Memorial
An enlightening website tells the story of the "1889 flood that devastated Pennsylvania." Click on the pictures to learn interesting details about the flood and the damage it caused.
Choices Program, Brown University
Choices: Teaching With the News: Pakistan's Floods
Lesson with multi-media resources introduces students to the disaster in Pakistan after the devestating floods in 2010 and encourages them to consider the impact of history, climate vulnerability, and current politics as they attempt to...
BBC
Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti
This article discusses the impact of Hurricane Tomas on the population of Haiti following the earthquake, floods, and cholera epidemic that occurred earlier in the year. (November 5, 2010)
BBC
Bbc: Haiti Flood Deaths May Top 2000
This article discusses the 2004 floods in Haiti following tropical storm Jeanne. (September 28, 2004)
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