Sunday, April 22, 2018

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
What are natural disasters?
Natural disasters are events caused by forces of nature that cause destruction of life and/or property. Well known natural disasters include earthquakes, landslidesvolcanic eruptions, floodstsunamis and, hurricanes.
https://www.neok12.com/Natural-Disasters.htm
Goal:
To find out about the natural disasters, work in groups :

Activity:
Share the inquiry with the group members through the following questions:


Take a card and follow the model below:

Try these online resources:

Earthquakes    -    Landslides    -    Volcanic eruptions   
Floods   -   Tsunamis   - Hurricanes

Earthquakes

What is an Earthquake? Facts & Information - By Mocomikids

What causes earthquakes? - By SciShow Kids
Earthquakes for kids - By Homeschool Pop
Earthquake Safety
Earthquakes - National Geographic kids
Earthquakes: Effects of an earthquake - By DK FindOut
Effects of an earthquake - Britannica Kids Students


Landslides
Landslide - By Peekaboo Kidz
UNDP Landslides - By Ranko Andelic
Natural Disasters: Landslide - By Disaster Management Unit Mumbai
What causes a landslide? - By The Telegraph
Natural phenomena: Huaycos (landslides) - By Emily Yoris
PerĂº: Causes of huaycos (landslides) - By La Republica

Volcanic Eruptions
Volcanoes - By DK FindOut!
Volcano Facts for Kids - By Mr DeMaio

Floods
Floods - By Peekaboo Kidz
Flooding Explanation - By Learning Junction
Floods Explained - By Disaster Management
Flood A Natural Disaster - By Letstute

Tsunamis

Tsunamis - By DK FindOut!

How tsunamis work - Alex Gendler - By TedEd

Tsunamis: The Biggest Waves - By SciShow Kids

What is a Tsunami? Facts & Information - Mocomi Kids

What is a Tsunami? - By Smart Learning for All

Tsunamis 101 - By National Gepgraphic

Hurricanes
Hurricanes - DK FindOut!
What's a hurricane? - By SciShow Kids

Collaborative Online Activity:
Create a sharing presentation, open the template  from the link on your AL Mail:



Rubric
Read the rubric and improve your presentation according to the criteria.







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