Natural+Disasters

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**__Curriculum materials for Spike Lee's //When the Levees Broke//__**
http://www.teachingthelevees.org

**__NYT Lesson Plan on Japan Earthquake & Tsunami__**
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/teaching-ideas-the-earthquake-and-tsunami-in-japan/

**__Additional lesson plans for teaching about natural disasters__**

 * American Red Cross Masters of Disaster (K-8)
 * [|http://www.redcross.org/]
 * Cornell University – Discover Our Earth (9-12)
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 * Department of Homeland Security – Ready Kids (3-6)
 * [|http://www.ready.gov/]
 * Discovery Lesson Plan Library – Earth Science (K-12)
 * [|http://school.discovery.com/]
 * DLESE – Teaching Boxes (6-12)
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 * Education World – Survival Experts (3-8)
 * [|http://www.education-world.com/]
 * FEMA for Kids – Resources for Parents & Teachers (K-8)
 * [|http://www.fema.gov/]
 * Geological Society of America – Resources for Earth Science Educators (K-12)
 * [|http://www.geosociety.org/]
 * National Geographic – Dealing with Disasters (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Living Landscapes: Are You a Disaster? (3-5)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Natural Hazard Risks in the United States (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Natural Hazards: Same Forces, Different Impacts (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Sister Storms: Children of the Tropical Seas (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – The Impact of Natural Hazards around the World (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – The Ring of Fire (9-12)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Tornadoes and Technology (9-12)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Tracking Tornadoes (6-8)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Twister Tracking (9-12)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Twister! What to Do in a Tornado (3-5)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – What is a Tornado? (K-2)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * PBS – New Perspectives on the West (6-8)
 * [|http://www.pbs.org/]
 * Read, Write, Think – Exploring Cause and Effect Using Expository Texts about Natural Disasters (3-5)
 * [|http://www.readwritethink.org/]
 * Science Netlinks – Earth Movers (9-12)
 * [|http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/]
 * United States Geological Survey – USGS & Science Education (K-12)
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Earthquake Resources

 * Discovery – Learn from the Past, Prepare for the Future (9-12)
 * [|http://school.discovery.com/]
 * DLESE Teaching Box – Living in Earthquake Country (6-12)
 * [|http://www.teachingboxes.org/]
 * Earthquake Slip Classroom Exercise (7-9)
 * [|http://www.jclahr.com/]
 * Education World – Finding an Earthquake’s Epicenter (9-12)
 * [|http://www.education-world.com/]
 * Federal Emergency Management Agency – Seismic Sleuths (7-12)
 * [|http://www.fema.gov/]
 * Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) – Redefining an Earthquake (9)
 * [|http://www.iris.washington.edu/]
 * Lawrence Hall of Science – Big Trouble in Earthquake Country (9-12)
 * [|http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/]
 * National Geographic – Earthquakes: A Whole Lot of Quakin’ Goin’ On (9-12)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – Earthquakes & Volcanoes (3-5)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * National Geographic – The Three Little Pigs in Earthquake Land (K-2)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * PBS – Building Big (5-8)
 * [|http://www.pbs.org/]
 * USGS Earthquake Hazards Program – Learning & Education (K-12)
 * [|http://earthquake.usgs.gov/]
 * Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology – Animated Fault Motion (7-12)
 * [|http://www.iris.edu/]

Hurricane Resources

 * Discovery – Hurricane! (6-8)
 * [|http://school.discovery.com/]
 * Education World – Hurricanes Spark a Storm of Classroom Activity! (K-12)
 * [|http://www.educationworld.com/]
 * National Geographic – The Eye of the Hurricane (3-5)
 * [|http://www.nationalgeographic.com/]
 * NewsHour Extra – The Gulf Coast Region: Geography, Demographics and the Effects of Hurricane Katrina (7-12)
 * [|http://www.pbs.org/]
 * Science Netlinks – Hurricanes 1: The Science of Hurricanes (3-5)
 * [|http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/]
 * Science Netlinks – Hurricanes 2: Tracking Hurricanes (3-5)
 * [|http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/]
 * StormStruck (6-12)
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