Each of the locations you are researching has been affected by a natural disaster. You will be researching how each disaster occurs and affects the area in which it takes place. You will also be learning how humans, animals, and plant life are affected by the disaster.
The following web sites will help direct you in your research on the Internet. For each type of disaster there are several basic questions that you must answer in order to help your group answer the ultimate question; which area will be most suitable for Farmer Hunt's new farm?
Listed below you will find specific questions for consideration and links that will help to answer these questions. Some of these web sites will help you answer more than one question.
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| Volcanoes: DiscoverySchool.com | ||
| Kilauea Facts | ||
| How Volcanoes Work | ||
| Glossary of Volcano Terms | ||
| Volcano Database | ||
| Volcanoes Online | ||
| Talking about Disasters:Volcanoes | ||
| FEMA Volcanoes | ||
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| Earthquakes: DiscoverySchool.com | ||
| What is a Earthquake? | ||
| Explore Zone: Earthquake | ||
| Earthquake Glossary | ||
| Earthquake Facts | ||
| San Andreas Fault Zone | ||
| Living with Earthquakes | ||
| Earthquakes | ||
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| Mississippi River: DiscoverySchool.com | ||
| FEMA Flooding | ||
| The Great River Flood | ||
| About the Mississippi | ||
| Floods | ||
| 1993 Mississippi River Flood | ||
| Discovery School: Mississippi Flooding | ||
| Mississippi River Flood:1993 | ||
| Flood Season Safety Tips | ||
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| Possible Advantages | ||
| Fire Protection | ||
| After the Fire: Let the Healing Begin | ||
| FEMA Wildfires | ||
| WildFire Magazine | ||
| Wildfire Facts | ||
| Wildfire History/Ecology | ||
| California Wildfire | ||
| Fuel for Wildfire | ||
| Fire Takes Over | ||