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Emergencies and Natural Disasters Lesson Plans
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Students develop an understanding of FEMA and reflect about the consequences of a natural disaster. In this natural disaster lesson, students are asked specific questions after reading several stories. After class discussion on the stories, students create a PowerPoint presentation on FEMA.
Students design new devices to help victims of natural disaster communicate with rescue workers, government, media and loved ones. For homework, they write proposals promoting their technology.
Students compare the consequences of the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco to Hurricane Katrina's impact on New Orleans as a basis for investigating the transformative effect of infamous United States natural disasters.
Students explore different natural and manmade disasters through a webquest. In this earth science lesson, students explain their causes. They also discuss how disasters affect society.
Students explore, research and examine the causes of natural disasters and how to survive them. They research on the internet world climate, recent disasters, how they happen, what to do if one occurs and what preventive measures to take and then create a brochure on a display board or a power point to present their findings to their classmates.
Students identify disaster preparedness procedures and create a family disaster plan. In this natural disaster lesson students research disasters, study what to do and make a plan.
Eighth graders read an article and surf the Internet for details. For this water supply lesson, 8th graders read an article about storing an emergency water supply. Students complete a webquest about natural disasters, water supply, and being prepared. Students also complete a volume worksheet and write a brief reflection about a Webquest.
Students analyze various types of natural disasters and discover techniques man uses to live with nature and to control nature. They are able to identify ways that man has learned to predict natural disasters; identify ways that man has attempted to control the destruction caused by natural disasters; and discuss ways that natural disasters can be benefical.
Learners discover some of the ways the developing world is vulnerable to the impact and effects of natural disasters. They investigate some "natural disaster hotspots" around the globe and assess how vulnerable these areas are.
Students examine the devastation caused by the tsunami of 2005. For this current events lesson, students consider the effects of natural disasters as they research tsunamis and the worldwide response to the December 26, 2005 tsunami. Students discuss implementing service projects to raise money for the victims.
