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Geoscience Australia: Landslides

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on recent Australian landslides, maps of Australian landslides, landslide risk assessment, a survival guide, and a shore safety pamphlet. Use the toolbar to your left to navigate through the different information on...
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National Resources Canada: Landslides and Snow Avalanches

For Students 9th - 10th
Defines a landslide, avalanche, and a rockslide and provides examples. Describes the causes and effects of these events.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Landslide Hazards Program

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the problems associated with landslides, where they occur, and why they occur.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mini Landslide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how different materials (sand, gravel, lava rock) with different water contents on different slopes result in landslides of different severity. They measure the severity by how far the landslide debris extends into model...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Hawaiian Islands: Erosion and Giant Landslides

For Teachers 9th - 10th
High-resolution elevation data on land and in the ocean is used to examine the effects of erosion on the Hawaiian Islands. The remains of offshore landslides are also studied, and consistency with a hotspot model of formation for the...
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Watch Out for Landslides

For Students 5th - 8th
Students investigate how particle size and shape relate to the maximum slope angle the particles will maintain during a landslide.
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Volcano Landslides and Their Effects

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Case Study: Zhouqu, China Landslide

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a 'citizen science' research project where students to apply their knowledge of landslide processes in an investigation of the natural and anthropogenic causes of a real-world landslide catastrophe. Students produce a 'magazine'...
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Landslide Danger in the San Francisco Bay Area

For Students 9th - 10th
Download a movie about the 1982 landslides of the San Fransisco Bay Area. Shows many devastating stories, scientific discoveries, and the destruction the landslides caused. [58:27]
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Oas: Landslide Hazard Assessment

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information on landslide mapping hazards, hazard assessment, determining acceptable risk, and development planning.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Society: Landslide Hazards [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about landslide hazards is presented in a detailed fact sheet. Landslide hazards occur in many places around the world and include fast-moving debris flows, slow-moving landslides, and a variety of flows and slides initiating...
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eSchool Today

E School Today: Introduction to Landslides and Mudflows

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn about landslides and mudslides.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is a Landslide and How Does It Happen?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Learn about landslides, their causes, the different types, how to prevent them, names of major landslides, and other interesting facts.
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US Geological Survey

U.s. Geological Survey: Landslide Types and Processes [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The information in this publication provides an introductory primer on understanding basic scientific facts about landslides-the different types of landslides, how they are initiated, and some basic information about how they can begin...
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Idaho State University

Idaho State University: Landslides, Slope Failure, Other Mass Wasting Processes

For Students 9th - 10th
Slope failure is the downslope movement of rock debris and soil in response to gravitational stresses. Three major types of mass wasting are classified by the type of downslope movement. The types of movement, falls, slides, and flows...
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BBC

Bbc: 1979: Thatcher Wins Tory Landslide

For Students 9th - 10th
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of the election of 1979 which swept Margaret Thatcher into office.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Land on the Run

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn about landslides, discovering that there are different types of landslides that occur at different speeds - from very slow to very quick. All landslides are the result of gravity, friction and the materials involved. Both...
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US Geological Survey

Usgs: Natural Hazards Programs: Lessons Learned for Reducing Risk [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to articles about natural disasters such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides, floods, etc.
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BBC

Bbc: Thousands Killed in Peru Landslide

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC article reports on the natural disaster that occurred in Peru in 1962 when a massive avalanche destroyed towns and villages with tons of snow, rocks, and mud.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Natural Disasters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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,...
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Curated OER

Illustration of a Landslide From a Volcano

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Curated OER

Illustration of a Landslide From a Volcano

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes what a volcano landslide is, how they occur, the effects of these landslides, and case studies.
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Landslide

For Students 9th - 10th
This dramatic photo shows the impact of a massive landslide that has slid much of the way down a large hill.
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Ready

Ready

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Ready website for an overview of how families and businesses can prepare for emergencies, threats, and disasters by building kits, making plans, and staying informed. Find safety information about biological threats,...

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