Planning and preparing for natural disasters is possible and necessary. A video lesson begins with a description of natural hazards in relation to natural disasters. Using specific examples, the instructor shares strategies for preparing for the hazards and limiting their impact.

Concepts

natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, floods, weather

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Borrow examples from the lesson to incorporate in lesson presentations
• Watch the video to help plan a vertical alignment within the district curriculum
  

Classroom Considerations

• Presents the information as a resource for teachers to plan for instruction

Pros

• Examples shown in the video are an important reminder of the essential learning required for the standard
• The resource shows how expectations build within the standard throughout elementary and secondary classes

Cons

• None