Scientist

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.

Click here for list of questions for your journal


Kilauea, Hawaii:

The Threat of Volcano
  • What is a volcano?
  • What causes volcanoes?
  • What is a dormant volcano?
  • What are some advantages of volcanoes?
  • How does a volcano affect the life around it?
Volcanoes: DiscoverySchool.com
Kilauea Facts
How Volcanoes Work
Glossary of Volcano Terms
Volcano Database
 Volcanoes Online
 Talking about Disasters:Volcanoes
FEMA Volcanoes

 



 

San Andreas Fault:

The Threat Of Earthquake
  • What is an earthquake?
  • What causes earthquakes? 
  • How does an earthquake affect life in that area?
Earthquakes: DiscoverySchool.com
What is a Earthquake?
Explore Zone: Earthquake
Earthquake Glossary
Earthquake Facts
San Andreas Fault Zone
Living with Earthquakes
Earthquakes


 

  Mississippi River:

The Threat Of Flooding
  • What is a flood?
  • What causes flooding?
  • What effects can a flood have on the life in the area of the flooding?
  • How can people protect themselves from flooding?
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


 

  Sierra Nevada:

The Threat of Wildfire
  • What is a wildfire?
  • What causes wildfires? How do they spread?
  • How does a wildfire affect life in that area?
  • What are some possible advantages of wildfires?
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


 
 
 

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