This resource presents many science lessons with related activities for students in grades 6-8. Content addresses tools for coping with disasters such as tornadoes, fires, lightning, floods and general preparedness.

NASP offers tips to teachers and parents on how to help children cope after a natural disaster.

The goal of this online game is to save lives after a disaster. Students choose a scenario and try to minimize the impact of a disaster. They explore how to build safer villages and cities as they learn about disaster risk reduction.

Students are employees of a unit of the United Nations responsible for coordinating disaster relief after a major disaster (the 2004 Asian Earthquake and Tsunami) occurs. The agency needs to understand the situation in each country so...

Make the right decisions about being prepared for natural disasters to become a Disaster Master!

During the course of this lesson, the students will research various forms of natural disasters that occur in the United States and what someone should do in the event of that disaster. The teacher and library media specialist will...

The goal of the Disaster Dynamics project is to create games that teach players about the interaction between natural hazards and human decisions.

Although this is an instructor guide, there is much information here regarding the Challenger disaster. Students are instructed to consider the engineering ethics that came into question after the disaster. What could have been done...

Outstanding resource for studying the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Full illustrated explanations of the descent, the problem with foam, reports of last mission, debris, etc. Photos, audio, maps, and other graphics are available.

In this detailed report, the BBC explores the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. There is interactive media, video of the break up, and biographical information.

Multi-media lesson plan includes a video, PowerPoint, and handouts from which students explore the issues raised by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil disaster and interpret political cartoons and the cartoonist's message.

One of the worst steamboat disasters in American history occurred when the ship was docked. Here are the tragic details and photos of the Eastland.

Students are introduced to our planet's structure and its dynamic system of natural forces through an examination of the natural hazards of earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunamis, floods and tornados, as well as avalanches, fires,...

Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.

Students examine the impact of natural disasters, such as flooding, on public health, and study diseases and other secondary conditions associated with stagnant water. Lesson includes resources for students to research epidemics and...

BBC's official page for the Tsunami disaster of December 2004. Key Stories, eyewitness accounts, reports from correspondents, and animations provide up to date coverage.

Online lesson plan explores the issue of foreign assistance and the world's response to the tsunami disaster in Asia using handouts and online news sources.

Global Eye provides this compilation of facts and photos acquired from the Aceh Province of Indonesia and its struggles with the 2004 tsunami.

Wildfires burned whole neighborhoods in Northern California in a matter of minutes. In Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, hurricane winds and flood waters wreak havoc on buildings, power lines and roads. No community is entirely safe from...

The Aberfan disaster wiped out a generation of Welsh school children and devastated the nation. An avalanche of coal waste slid down a rain-saturated mountainside. It destroyed everything it touched, eventually killing 144 people, most...

Students learn how to create a disaster preparedness kit in this activity.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how to stay safe during different types of natural disasters. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

A learning module that begins with "The 1972 Andes Flight Disaster," accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...

Can you survive a disaster? Find out what should be kept in a disaster kit to make sure you are prepared.