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Natural Disasters – Teacher Resources

Our teaching resources for natural disasters include printables, activities, and references on hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis. Teach your students the science behind these geological and meteorological events with the diverse resources below. You'll find projects, fact sheets, lessons, and more to keep your students engaged year-round! Discuss disaster plans and safety tips with your students to prepare them for emergencies and keep them safe during severe weather.
Printables
River Erosion
Parts of a Volcano
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Hurricanes
Investigate Activity: Making a Model Tornado
What Is the Ring of Fire?
Reading Warm-Up 52 for Gr. 5 & 6: Science
More Natural Disaster Printables
Lesson Plans
Tsunamis by the Book
Comparing Martian Dust Storms to Earth's Cyclones
The Dust Bowl
Quizzes
Extreme Weather Quiz
Volcanoes and Earthquakes Quiz
References
Hurricane History
Weather Terms
Cyclones Throughout History
Hurricane Resource: Storm Surge
Hurricane Resource: High Winds
Retired Hurricane Names
Beaufort Wind Scale
More Natural Disaster References
Resources on Floods
What Is a Tsunami?
Flooding Safety
Hurricane Basics
Tsunami Resources
Frequently Asked Questions about Tsunamis
Fact Sheet: Tsunamis
Tsunami: How Big Can a Wave Get?
How a Tsunami Occurs
Student Self Assessment: Tsunami Book
Reading Warm-Up 76 for Gr. 1 & 2: Current Events
Dangerous Wave
More Tsunami Resources
Tornado Resources
What Causes Severe Storms?
Science, Technology, and Society: I'll Huff and I'll Puff
Language Arts Activities on Natural Disasters
The Dust Bowl Worksheet
Tsunami! Discussion Guide
The Dust Bowl Rubric
Earth Processes: Family Activity
Hurricane Song Discussion Guide
The Dust Bowl Vocabulary
Key Term Review: Earth's Changing Landscape
More Language Arts Activities on Natural Disasters
Hurricane Resources
New Orleans, La.
How to Prepare for a Hurricane
Family Disaster Plan
Activity: Storm Warning Flags
How Hurricanes Are Named
Storm Trackers
The Great White Hurricane
More Hurricane Resources
Resources on Volcanoes
Volcanoes
A Volcano Wordsearch
Volcanic Matter Activity
What Are Some Effects of Plate Tectonics?
How Are Volcanoes Classified?
What Are Volcanoes?
Science Fun: Volca-Knows
More Resources on Volcanoes
Earthquake Resources
Earthquake Quiz
Science and Technology: Earthquake!
Movement of Seismic Waves
Seismic Risk Map Activity
Science, Technology and Society: Quake Meters
Earthquake Map Key
Science, Technology and Society: Earthquakes
More Earthquake Resources
More Related Topics
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Hurricane Katrina
Helping Students Deal with Crises
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