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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: The Dust Bowl

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the causes, effects, the Black Blizzards, and the response to the Dust Bowl.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Drought?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about droughts, their causes, different types, effects, and other interesting facts.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Landslide and How Does It Happen?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about landslides, their causes, the different types, how to prevent them, names of major landslides, and other interesting facts.
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PBS

Nova: The World on Fire

For Students 9th - 10th
During 200 the United States experienced one of the worst years for forest fires. The seasonal nature of this disaster is also typical of other countries. This interactive resource provides an overview of worldwide fires during 2000....
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: Brief History of the First Earth Day and What We Can Learn From Its Success Lesson Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Earth Day grew out of the environmental movement in the late 1960s in response to a series of environmental disasters that took lives, marred natural beauty and threatened animal species. An estimated 20 million Americans participated in...
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Curated OER

New York Times: Giving Birth in Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through these photographs and read the moving stories of the mothers delivering their babies in the wake of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
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Curated OER

Mozambique Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
Ambitious collection of articles, photos, and information about the devastating flooding of Mozambique in 2000.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Floods Are One of Weather's Biggest Killers

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today studies floods and has links to flood preparedness. Article from April, 2005.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Thunderstorm Safety Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
August, 2005 article that highlights thunderstorms and offers safety tips to avoid harm during a storm.
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Curated OER

Usa Today: Your Guide to Tornado Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
USA Today relates information about tornado safety to its readers. Find links to important tornado information in this December, 2005 article.
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Curated OER

Typhoon Haiyan

For Students 9th - 10th
Typhoon.
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Awesome80s.com: Mt. St. Helen's Eruption

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the eruption of Mt. St. Helen's. Includes first-hand descriptions by geologists. Also includes a table which lists other notable volcanic eruptions that have happened in the 20th century.
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A&E Television

History.com: Hurricane Katrina

For Students 9th - 10th
Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. While the storm itself did a great deal of damage, its aftermath was catastrophic Levee breaches led to massive flooding, the federal...

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