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Plate Tectonics: The Worst Natural Disasters!
http://library.thinkquest.org/J002319/index.html
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This website introduces students to earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes. It includes reports about specific disasters as well as a quiz. Each report contains vocabulary words linked with their definitions and experiments to similate the natural disasters.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Intermediate (3-5)
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Lab activity
    • Assessment / Evaluation
  • Text:
    • Ref. material
Subject:
  • Natural hazards
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-004-880
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • K-4:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Changes in earth and sky
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Changes in environments
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
      • F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
        • Natural hazards
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Publisher: ThinkQuest, Oracle Foundation


Contact: ThinkQuest Team #J002319