Natural Disasters
Natural disasters are events caused by forces of nature that cause destruction of life and/or property. Well known natural disasters include avalanches, earthquakes, mud slides, volcanic eruptions, floods, tsunamis, cyclones, storms, droughts, tornadoes, forest fires, epidemics and famine.
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| K - 12th | Identify Natural Disasters, #1 | Identify Natural Disasters, #2 | |
| 3rd - 12th | Recent Natural Disasters | Tornado Twister Quiz | |
| Quiz on Hurricane | Quiz on Earthquakes | ||
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Science Videos & Lessons: (Reviewed by K-12 teachers) Avalanches 101 Grades: All Learn what is an avalanche. Find out about the warning signs of an avalanche before it's triggered. 2:55 |
Volcano 101 Grades: All Learn what is a volcano. These rifts in the Earth, spewing lava, gases and ash, are immense forces of nature. 3:05 |
Inside a Volcano Grades: All The presentation reveals Earth's volcanoes. Explore the science and beauty of these natural features. 3:30 |
Tsunami 101 Grades: All Find out how a tsunami is born and how it destroys with its immense power. 3:30 |
Earthquake and Tsunami, Japan, 2011 Grades: All Video footage of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and tsunami as it unfolded. 3:30 |
Hurricanes in Action Grades: All Lesson on hurricanes. Watch hurricanes batter coastlines and send deadly debris flying through the air. 0:40 |
Tornado on the Turnpike Grades: All Watch a tornado as a news crew takes cover under a highway overpass. 1:35 |
How Does a Tornado Form? Grades: All The awesome power of this devastating force of nature can humble mankind. Find out where do these twisters come from, and just how destructive can they get. 1:50 |
Inside the Tornado Grades: All US is the tornado capital of the world with more than 1000 tornadoes touching down every year. When most people are running away, watch a team of scientists heading straight for it. 4:20 |
Tornadoes, Lightning in Rare Video Grades: All Inside a tornado in super slow-motion - see a high-tech tornado chaser's stunning footage of twisters, and of lightning as you've never seen it! 6:50 |
Earthquake Destruction Grades: All Learn about earthquakes. See earthquakes pound San Francisco and pulverize Taiwan. 0:50 |
Earthquakes 101 Grades: All Find out about earthquakes, their warning signs, how they occur and their aftermath. 2:40 |
Earthquakes (Richter Scale) Grades: All Learn about the Richter Scale - a way to measure the magnitude of earthquakes. 2:25 |
Storm Surge Grades: All Find out about storm surges. While filming storm surges, a cameraman gets too close to the action. 1:05 |
Flood News Report Grades: All Flood news report covering the 2011 Queensland flood in Australia. 5:00 |
Doomsday Asteroid Grades: All With thousands of asteroids, comets and other near-Earth object buzzing by our planet, find out how we can avoid the same fate as the dinosaurs. 3:05 |
Could We Stop an Asteroid? Grades: All Big asteroids have regularly hit the Earth in the past, and will do so in the future. Could we stop an asteroid on a collision course for Earth? 7:10 |
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