TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Permeable Pavement
In this activity, students investigate how different riparian ground covers, such as grass and pavement, affect river flooding. They learn about permeable and impermeable materials through the measurement how much water is absorbed by...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Protecting Our City With Levees
Students design and build their own model levees. Acting as engineers for their city, teams create sturdy barriers to prevent water from flooding a city in the event of a hurricane.
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Private Drinking Water Wells
Provides information on what to do after a flood to protect well water from contamination, the testing of private well water, and protecting private well water.
Other
Icpdr: Ships and Environment to Share Danube River
This is a comprehensive analysis of the importance of the Danube River Basin and ways to balance human and ecological needs in the basin. The reason behind this study is the European Union's move to open shipping lanes in the Danube and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Erosion in Rivers
Students learn about water erosion through an experimental process in which small-scale buildings are placed along a simulated riverbank to experience a range of flooding conditions. They make model buildings either with a 3D printer or...
Curated OER
Usa Today: Floods Are One of Weather's Biggest Killers
USA Today studies floods and has links to flood preparedness. Article from April, 2005.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Flooding Threat
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad uses a graph to estimate how much the water level will rise in the Sensible Flats reservoir.
Ready
Ready
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...
NOAA
Noaa: Owlie Skywarns Weather Book [Pdf]
Download and print this free activity book about hurricanes, tornadoes, lightening, floods and winter storms. A quiz section is also included.
Curated OER
Cbc: Child Migrants Flooding the u.s. Border: A Guide
Learn the facts behind the recent boom in child immigration into the United States.
Other
Macrohistory: Babylonian Myths of Creation and a Great Flood
The story of Gilgamesh addresses the eternal themes of human audacity, free will, and why people must die. Study the following summary of Gilgamesh and the Babylonian creation story. Pictures and a bibliography are included.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Flood Stations, 1916
A map from 1916 of the United States showing the cities where the government maintained flood stations at the time. "Reservoirs to hold back flood waters have been proposed, but their construction would be very expensive. The Weather...
Curated OER
Mozambique Floods
Ambitious collection of articles, photos, and information about the devastating flooding of Mozambique in 2000.
Curated OER
Bbc: Haiti Flooding Kills at Least 23 People: Haiti Floods
An image of a young girl looking for her belongings after the heavy rains caused flooding in Haiti following the 2010 Earthquake
Curated OER
Flood Damage in Mozambique
The BBC describes the 2000 flood of Mozambique, impacting over two million people. Find an animation of the flood, as well as a timeline of events.
Curated OER
Pakistan Floods
This is an image showing the devastating effects of the 2010 floods in Pakistan.
Curated OER
Bbc: 2.5 Million People Affected by Pakistan Floods
This image depicts a number of people displaced by the 2010 floods in Pakistan.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Flooded Cars
Looking down a flooded street from the view of an apartment window, this photo shows a large number of flooded cars that have been drenched in the heavy rainfall.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: River Thames Flood Barrier, London
Located downstream of central London, the River Thames Flood Barrier is a remarkable engineering achievement that is aimed at preventing London from being flooded by high tides and large amounts of water. This famous structure was...
Curated OER
Wikipedia: National Historic Landmarks in California: James C. Flood Mansion
Mansion of James C. Flood, 19th century silver-baron; first brownstone building built west of the Mississippi River; one of the only buildings on Nob Hill to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire; purchased by the...
Curated OER
Flooded House in New Orleans
Fascinating look at a New Orleans rescue mission by volunteers who are attempting to help those impacted by the flooding of New Orleans brought on by Hurricane Katrina. Report is from September, 2005.
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Broken Road Flood Damage
This photo shows the disastrous effects of flood damage on a road. With the broken road piled up in the background two men stand in the foreground of the photo discussing the natural disaster that occurred.