http://www.bham.wednet.edu/departments/currdept/curroff/MSSciCourseContent4-8-04.htm
Topic: Catastrophic Events (Earth/Space Science)  

 

Students study patterns of landforms, shapes of continents and types of cloud cover as they relate to storms, earthquakes, volcanoes and other catastrophic events. Students investigate atmospheric phenomena that are responsible for thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes. They study wave motion, seismic waves, plate tectonics, volcanoes, magma, igneous rocks, volcanic ash, viscosity, crystallization and the effects of ash on atmosphere and surrounding landscapes. Throughout this unit students will investigate heat as a form of energy.

 

Storms, earthquakes, volcanoes

Natural Disaster Reference Database
http://ndrd.gsfc.nasa.gov/

 

This is a thinkquest one. Welcome to Natural Disasters: Destructive Forces of Nature.
http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html
No frames version:
http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/noframes/index_main.html

 

Here is a neat UK site, a good thing to realize that these things are not only in the US.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/naturaldisasters/
It has a natural disaster quiz. Nicely done. Has impacts of the disasters.

 

CDC Natural Disasters & Severe Weather
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/

 

FEMA for KIDS click on "The Disaster Area" (for kids) http://www.fema.gov/kids/index.htm

 

Here is a nice naturals disaster hunt with a worksheet...
http://www.cap.nsw.edu.au/bb_site_intro/stage3_Modules/disasters2/
Very kewl! This is an Aussie site....but still works. I Think we can use this as a class hunt. Then assign the pamphlets to tables/small groups to make on Friday.....or just use the links, which some of happen to be above, they are not all aussie links.