Arizona Pbs: Flooding Preparedness

This video focuses on earthquake preparedness in Arizona. It includes what to do and what not to do during an earthquake. The basic message is "Stop, drop, and hold on."

This video transcript features a Red Cross working discussing buying or preparing emergency kits for use in hurricanes or severe weather including what should go in the kits and where they should be located.

This video focuses on a campaign to prevent wildfires in Arizona. Helen Graham, the deputy fire staff officer for the Tonto National Forest, will discuss the "One Less Spark, One Less Fire" wildfire prevention campaign. They discuss...

Discover why the floodwalls in New Orleans failed when they should have held. Consider the alarming forecast of more intense storms in the coming years, and review preparedness measures underway to protect New Orleans from future...

Students will examine how floods work and why they can cause so much damage and destruction. They use a stream table to observe the processes that lead to flooding and the effects of floods on human-made structures. Includes a guide to...

Students examine the relationship between human-made structures, flood waters and the increasing population through video clips, websites and a lab experiment.

High schoolers study the impact that invasive species have on biodiversity and more natural areas.

Students use Cartesian coordinates to plot current natural disasters. They relate location of natural disasters to their specific major project countries. Students tie in geometry within this lesson as connected to spatial relationships...

Young scholars use roll playing to discuss the merits of tearing down these dams so that the Elwha River can run free. The activity is presented in the form of a council meeting to encourage students to try to build consensus in finding...