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Beauty and the Beast: Natural Disasters of Hawaii
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This site explores the dual faces of Mother Nature in Hawaii by examining four powerful forces (volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes), focusing on the disastrous impacts as well as lessons of hope and renewal. For each type of disaster, there are explanations of making predictions, types of damage, warning systems, emergency preparation, and survival stories. There are volcano and tsunami experiments, games, and interviews of a volcano photographer and volcanologist.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Lab activity
  • Visual:
    • Photograph
  • Text:
    • Index / Bibliography
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Geological Sciences:
    • Geology
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
QuickTime 4.0 needed for the experiments and some interviews.
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-003-153
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Changes in environments
    • 5-8:
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural hazards
        • Risks and benefits
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: ThinkQuest Inc.