Curated OER
Breaking News English: Everest Wedding
In this English worksheet, students read "Everest Wedding," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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.
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]
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.
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!
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?
World War 1
Worldwar1.com: Great War Society: La Grande Guerra: Avalanche!
This article takes a look at the unique killer of the Italian Front, avalanches.
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.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Real Life Real World Avalanche Rescue
When hikers and skiers go into terrain with a risk of avalanches, they take safety equipment including avalanche rescue beacons. An avalanche rescue beacon sends and receives electromagnetic field signals that travel in circular...
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.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Avalanche, Aztek, or Bravada? A Connotation Minilesson
Interesting lesson plan which stresses the importance of connotation in writing by examining car names. Students participate in an interactive lesson plan in which they learn the value of connotation and begin to master the technique.
PBS
Pbs/alavanches on Film
This page tells you about how to catch an avalanche on film. This page has a teacher resource link.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Avalanche by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton
Read the full text of this mystery/love story "The Avalanche" by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton set in post-earthquake San Francisco in the early 20th century.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Avalanche
In this activity, pour a salt-sand mixture into a CD case to notice how the particles separate themselves. Observe the effect known as granular convection as the smaller sand particles fall beneath the larger particles leaving a layered...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Rockslide Debris Avalanche of May 18, 1980
Provides information on the rockslide that occurred at Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. Site is in outline form.
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.
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.
Smithsonian Institution
National Postal Museum: As Precious as Gold
"As Precious as Gold," is an online exhibit from the National Postal Museum which explores the rich history of the Alaskan/Klondike gold rushes. Find stories on extraordinary women, the trails, the Palm Sunday avalanche, the U.S. Postal...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Everest Avalanche
This photo shows an epic avalanche in action on Mt Everest. Huge amounts of snow tumble down the mountain at rapid speeds.
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.
BBC
Bbc: Thousands Killed in Peru Landslide
This BBC article reports on the natural disaster that occurred in Peru in 1962 when a massive avalanche destroyed towns and villages with tons of snow, rocks, and mud.
NOAA
Noaa: Environmental Technology Lab: Infrasonics Program
This resource focuses on research of infrasonic sounds found in the environment. It discusses such infrasonic sources as volcanoes, avalanches, severe thunderstorms, and earthquakes.
A&E Television
History.com: How the 1966 Aberfan Mine Disaster Became Elizabeth Ii's Biggest Regret
The Aberfan disaster wiped out a generation of Welsh school children and devastated the nation. An avalanche of coal waste slid down a rain-saturated mountainside. It destroyed everything it touched, eventually killing 144 people, most...