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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Earth Science Floods

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about floods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
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Website
Ready

Ready: Kids: Floods

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource explains floods, as well as what you should do to protect yourself before, during, and after a flood.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Flood Chances

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand many aspects of flooding using this study guide.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Flood!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore how flooding can be caused be soil's ability to contain water.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Sci Jinks: What Can Cause Severe Flooding?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how destructive flooding can be. See some of the results of flooding.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What causes floods, their effects, and how to protect yourself from them.
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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Emergency Preparedness & Response: Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Flood Safety

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the safety guidelines for floods.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Floods and Flood Plains

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Unit Plan
Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Environmental Geology: Rivers and Flooding

For Students 9th - 10th
Recognize what physical characteristics create rivers on Earth's surface. Identify where floods occur and what makes them happen.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: What Is a Flood Plain?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
US Geological Survey

Us Geological Survey:stream Gaging and Flood Forecasting [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Using Gis to Map Emergency Response to Municipal Flooding

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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NOAA

Noaa: Flash Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief online quiz will show you how much you know about flash floods.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Flooding Exercises

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: The "1 Oo Year Flood"

For Students 9th - 10th
Fact sheet uses graphs to highlight streamflow data collected after major floods.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: 2.5 Million People Affected by Pakistan Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
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)
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Website
Curated OER

National Park Service: Johnstown Flood National Memorial

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: Pakistan's Floods

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
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)
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Handout
BBC

Bbc: Haiti Flood Deaths May Top 2000

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the 2004 floods in Haiti following tropical storm Jeanne. (September 28, 2004)