Topic Choices

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Natural Disasters
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The Calm Before the Storm

• You will begin by writing a short journal entry
  about personal experiences, how you feel or what
  interests you about natural disasters.
• After the journal entry we will have a short
  discussion as a class on your journal entries.
• You will then be expected to define this list of
  terms in your own words.

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The Disaster Begins

• For this project, you will be researching an area
  of natural disasters to present to the class.
  You will be in groups of 4-5 that I have already
  assigned you to.
• Your group must explain to the class what your
  natural disaster is and in your presentation
  answer the questions in the link provided on your
  resource page. I have included a list of things
  you need to have in your presentation along with
  some suggestions on how you could present.
• Come tell me when your group has chosen a topic,
  the choices are linked below. Have Fun!

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Topic Choices
Floods
Earthquakes and Tsunamis
Hurricanes
Droughts and Forest Fires
Volcanoes and Mudslides
Tornadoes and Thunderstorms
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Floods

• Useful Resources
• Flood Resources
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/
• Water by Hazel Richardson
• http//www.encarta.msn.com/find/Concise.asp?z1pg
  2ti761561222

Other Resources
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Earthquakes/ Tsunamis

• http//www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding
• Earth by Jen Green
• http//www.earthshakes.com
• http//walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/gifanimation.htm
  l
• http//pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/
• http//www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/welcome.
  html

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Hurricanes

• Water by Hazel Richardson
• Air by Jane Walker
• http//www.nhc.noaa.gov/
• http//lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/reports/weather-events
  .html

Other Resources
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Drought/ Forest fires

• http//www.eqe.com/publications/disaster.html
• Earth by Jen Green
• http//library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/fore
  stfires/index.shtml

Other Resources
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Volcanoes/ Mudslides

• Http//vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/home.html
• http//volcanoes.usgs.gov/About/What/Reduce/Prepar
  e.html
• http//wwwhvo.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/

Other Resources
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Tornadoes/ Thunderstorms

• Air by Jane Walker
• http//www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/
• http//www.fema.gov/library/thunderf.htm
• www.outlook.noaa.gov/tornadoes/

Other Resources
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General Resources

• http//ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/ndrd/
• www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/hurricobro.html
• library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html
• library.thinkquest.org/25019/
• library.thinkquest.org/0003603/
• http//www.dreamscape.com/morgana/moon.htm
• Devastation The Worlds Worst Natural Disasters
  by Leslie Newson
• Earth ShockHurricanes, Volcanoes, Earthquakes,
  Tornadoes, and Other Forces of Nature by Andrew
  Robinson
• http//www.redcross.org
• http//www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/

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The Aftermath

• Presenting
• Presentations will be turned in on Monday by the
  end of the class period. Students will volunteer
  when they want to give their presentations on
  Monday. Students will have the option of
  presenting Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday (two
  groups per day). If students do not volunteer
  the teacher will choose which groups will present
  on each day.

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The Aftermath

• Take Notes
• During each presentation students will take
  notes. At the end of the presentations students
  will write a brief reaction to the presentations
  given on that day. These summaries will be
  turned in at the end of the class period.
• Friday
• Class will watch videos about natural disasters.
• The class will discuss possible effects that
  natural disasters may cause.

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