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Meteorology: Natural disasters
These resources support teachers and students as they learn about natural disasters in high school Earth Science classes.
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Students learn what causes hurricanes and what engineers do to help protect people from destruction caused by hurricane winds and rain. They also learn how levees work, and build their own levees and test them out. This lesson is part of a larger unit on natural disasters; all of the lessons provide a real-world engineering context, and foster understanding about what engineers study and create to help people live with natural hazards. Shared by Teach Engineering.
Earth Science: Meteorology: Natural Disasters.
A series of articles and maps to teach students about Hurricane Harvey's effect on Houston. By the New York Times. (Please note there is a limit to the amount of articles that can be read freely as per the New York Times subscription policy.)
Earth Science: Meteorology: Natural Disasters.
National Geographic shares images and information about some of the worst natural disasters the earth has experienced. These can be used to generate student interest and introduce the unit on natural disasters.
Earth Science: Meteorology: Natural Disasters.
This document shares an overview of the WeTeachNYC collection for high school meteorology students learning about natural disasters.
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