WORKSHEETS
The best way to handle a disaster is to be prepared, as students learn in this printable.
This lesson plan includes maps, colorful graphics, and activities to help students understand how volcanoes and…
Pupils will role-play elements of a food web to illustrate the connections in ecosystems. Then they will respond to…
LESSON PLANS
Become an instant expert on volcanoes and earthquakes! Find motivational mini-lessons and the reference material you…
DAILY WARM-UPS
Students learn about volcanoes as they improve their reading comprehension skills with the science reading passage and…
Students read a nonfiction passage about hurricanes and answer comprehension questions. Use this reading warm-up about…
Children research a famous survivor of a harrowing experience, including serious illness and the Holocaust. Then, they…
BOOK GUIDES
The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn is an award-nominated mystery that takes place in 18th-century Japan. These ideas and…
In this lesson, students learn why preservation of wildlife is important.
The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 had far-reaching effects. Read about it and then explore the related activities.
In this lesson students learn how volunteers, including themselves, can aid in conservation.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Learn about the causes of and history behind tsunamis.
Students make and observe a water ecosystem. Materials list, advance preparation instructions, lab safety tips, rubric,…
Science meets adventure in Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives, part of the Scientists in the Field…
Peruse an article that is intended for parents, but has useful advice for teachers. It details, by age levels, how to…
Learn what to do in the case of a tsunami in your area.
Distribute a reading selection and an assignment on earthquake science, predictions, and safety.
Pupils will gain an understanding of the existence of endangered animals and why many people feel it is important to…
REFERENCE
Test your students' knowledge of weather-related vocabulary with this word list.
Use The Storm in the Barn – a graphic novel by Matt Phelan – to teach pupils about the Dust Bowl and life in America…
Use these PowerPoint slides to help students learn more about wind as an important property of weather. Visit our DK…
Buddy—a story about love, loss, and letting go—will help students gain insight into how Hurricane Katrina affected…
Learn how to hand-knit sweaters like the ones that helped save Fairy Penguins from the potentially devastating effects…
How to prepare your exceptional students during disasters both on school campuses and in their respective communities.
