The Gulf Coast Region: Georgraphy, Demographics and the Effects of Hurricane Katrina

Don't wait for a crisis to get your finances together. An economics lesson demonstrates the importance of understanding crucial documents, banking basics, and financial tools with the focus on Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and its effects.

Students assess the effects of the Gulf Coast oil spill.  In this gulf coast lesson, students explore the events of the Gulf Coast oil spill, then complete numerous activities on it, including writing a paper.

What are the major economic implications, both good and bad, of natural disasters? Discover the effect that natural disasters can have on labor market conditions, capital, household incomes, and opportunities for reconstruction in local...

The members of your economics class may be busy earning graduation credits, but the credit they should be concerned about is their financial credit. The third lesson in a unit about Hurricane Katrina and other events that can result in...

A young man tells how he joined his friends and traveled to New Orleans to help provide aid those suffering from the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina. They tell what it took to get there, what they did there, and what they learned...

Students share thoughts about the effects of Hurricane Katrina on Louisiana's natural environment. They read an online article and write proposals to save Mississippi River marshlands.

Students watch a video clip about the effect of Hurricane Katrina. They examine the challenges that New Orleans still faces a year after the hurricane. They work together in small groups to create a museum exhibit on a topic of interest...

Students explore personal and public responsibility in dealing with social inequality. They conduct research and participate in a discussion about the effect of Hurricane Katrina in regard to racial and economic equality in the United...

Students read an online New York Times article and investigate the Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans. They examine how Hurricane Katrina affected the celebration. They design a float that represents the Mardi Gras celebration.

Students examine the toll taken on New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. In this current events instructional activity, students visit selected websites to discover details about the geography of the city and the hurricane itself.