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Dynamic Earth |
The Dynamic Earth
http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/
Flash 6 Plugin required to view the information of rocks at the earth's surface, rocks below thie earth's surface, and mining. Explore the many links within each section. A text-based version of the information is available for printing. |
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Natural Hazards Pages
http://www.gesource.ac.uk/hazards/
Links to graphics, maps, and other educational resources. |
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The Amazing World of Volcanoes
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Mar04_volcanoes.htm
Hands-on activities to explain volcanoes and plate tectonics. |
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Natural Hazards Gateway
http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/
Links and lesson plans for exploring earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides. |
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Forces of Nature
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/index.html
Links to explanations of the 'Forces of Nature' |
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ReliefWeb
http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
Serving the informational needs of the Humanitarian relief Community. Information on droughts, earthquakes, displaced people from physical disasters and political actions. Maps and news releases are archived. |
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Natural Disasters
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/
Avalanches, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Lightning, Tsunamis |
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Patterns in Physical Geography |
Geography: Patterns in Physical Geography
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sstudies.html
Click on the pdf or the plain text to access the Grade 7 Geography curriculum |
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Earthquakes |
How Earthquakes Happen
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4126809.stm
Animated explanations and printable pdf. |
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Great Lakes |
Great Lakes
http://www.great-lakes.net/
Extensive site including: ecosystem, weather & climate, economy, tourism. Check out the education link and the games and teaching tools. |
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The St. Lawrence Seaway: Gateway to the World
http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/transportation/topics/637/
Audio and video clips about the St. Lawrence Seaway. Notes about the timeline about the seaway.
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Environment Canada
http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/e_teach.htm
Teacher's resources: Freshwater |
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The St. Lawrence Seaway
http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/stlauren/sl.htm
Use the top menu to access information of: The regions, economy, Map library, History, Envirnoment, Photo Library, Glossary. |
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Hurricanes |
Fema- Hurricanes for Kids
http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
This site offers explorations on the history of hurricanes, how to track a hurricane, major disasters, hurricane disaster math, intensity scales, videos, photos, and protection tips. |
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Weather Wiz Kid
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm
Easy read explanations about hurricanes with good graphics. |
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Hurricane Field Trip site
http://www.field-trips.org/sci/hurricane/index.htm
Great Teacher's resource links about hurricanes. Students can take an on-line field trip to see the destruction of hurricanes. |
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Hurricanes - online meteorology guide
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
Structure and development of hurricanes are described. How to prepare for a hurricane, damage and destruction, as well as the the regions of the earth where tropical cyclones are found are described at this site. |
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Hurricane Watch
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson076.shtml#all
Cross-curricular lesson plans. Lots of great ideas. |
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Rivers |
Amazon River
http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/amazon2.htm
Maps and information about the Amazon Basin. |
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Tornadoes |
Tornadoes Explained
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5328524.stm
Animated explanations and printable pdf. |
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Tsunamis |
CBC News - Tsunamis
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/tsunamis.html
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World Health Organization
http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/asia_tsunami/en/
Up-to-date information about the South East Asian earthquake and tsunami. |
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CNN- Tsunami Disaster
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
Up-to-date reports about the South East Asian disaster. |
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Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/index.html
An explanation of tsunami with animations. |
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Tsunamis and Earthquakes
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/index.html
Virtual Models to view to understand the source of tsunamis. |
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Welcome to Tsunamis!
http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/
A collection of sites to explaining Tsunamis. |
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Tsunami Explained
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5194316.stm
Animated explanation and printable pdf. |
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