Students study weather systems, hurricanes and tropical storms. They predict landfall of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Pupils use satellite imagery and forecasting maps as a storm moves through the United States.  In this weather lesson plan students track storm systems and chart the systems on a map. 

In this foreign language worksheet, students read 10 sentences related to the weather. They select the best response from those given to fill in the missing blank.

In this weather worksheet, students review human activities that alter the weather, especially cloud seeding experimentation. This worksheet has 8 short answer questions.

Young scholars read an internet article about hurricanes. In this hurricane activity, students explain how they form and the damage they bring. They analyze the article and answer questions about it.

Learners investigate the use of zip code/city searches to locate local weather forecasts. They design icons to be used on a classroom forecast poster.

Fourth graders review how erosion can happen by wind, water, and gravity which they studied in previous lesson. They attempt to discover if all soils erode at the same rate. In small groups, 4th graders experiment with three different...

Fourth graders identify the four kinds of violent storms. Using photographs, they create "eye spy" questions for each and mount them on construction paper. They write a brief summary for each photo and share the questions with the class...

Learners investigate the behavior and different origins of tsunami waves, and they then research and chart the path of certain tsunamis from recent history using the Internet, maps and firsthand accounts.

Students research volcanoes, storms, atmospheric conditions and extreme environments. They collect information and create a simulation of a science newscast. They watch a video and write a letter as an eyewitness to an avalanche.

Students examine the importance of tsunami warning systems. They read and discuss an article, conduct an experiment in a wave tank, calculate wave velocities of tsunamis, and identify what happens to tsunamis as they approach a shoreline.

Students examine the causes of tsunamis and observe a table top wave making machine. They make model houses while working in groups so that the can see how different construction types work. They discuss how engineers can design and...

Students examine how earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides can trigger tsunami waves. They determine how engineers use sensors to detect the dangerous wave, and how they help design building that will survive the wave force and water.

Young scholars examine the damage from the earthquake across a large geographic area of Alaska. They discover additional damage occurred from the tsunami, fires, and flooding after the initial earthquake. They collect images and...

Students discover the causes of tsunamis in oceans and fjords. They perform an experiment to discover how calving icebergs can create different wave patterns in the ocean and in a fjord. In addition, they draw a diagram to illustrate the...

Students identify that shaking may result in damage in the form of structural failure, soil liquefaction, and landslides. They also identify that earthquakes can cause damage that disrupts people's lives. Finally, students view a...

An excellent way to review a chapter or unit on storms, this worksheet features vocabulary review (gust, evacuation, storm surge, salinity), concept review (effects and details about hurricanes), skills/process review (normal high tide...

After reading an article on earthquakes and tsunamis, students answer a series of multiple choice questions about what they have learned. All answers can be found within the article, making this a good way to prepare for reading...

For this thunderstorm worksheet, students read about thunder and lightning and the forces behind both. They also read about the timing difference between thunder and lightning. Students answer three critical thinking questions about...

In this earth science worksheet, students learn about earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes by reading a 3 paragraph text. Students answer 9 fill in the blank questions. This is an online interactive worksheet.

Students investigate tsunamis and how they are caused.  In this natural disaster lesson plan, students discuss earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other causes of tsunamis.  Students conduct an experiment in which they drop...

Students can explain the causes of a tsunami and its effects.  In this tsunami instructional activity, students create a tsunami generator.  Students create waves with a metal plate. students create houses and find which...

Students show how earthquakes affect sea waves. In this tidal waves lesson students use a rubber mallet on a table to create waves in a box on top of the table. They experiment with striking the mallet in different locations on the...

Learners examine the impact of tsunamis. In this tsunami lesson, students read clues and use critical thinking skills to determine why the HMS Chatham was diverted from Dubai in 2004. Learners also research tsunamis and create...