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Science - Natural Disasters
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Links to help you teach about the dark side of nature

Earthquakes
Here you are directed to sites on earthquake locations, famous earthquakes, earthquakes in Canada, about earthquakes and impact on humans. From Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources.

Earthquakes in California
An up-to-the-minute map of recent earthquakes in the state of California.

Hurricanes
An index of sites about destructive forces, safety, and hurricane names. From Gander Academy's Theme-Related Resources.

Hurricanes (2)
An interactive unit on hurricanes, complete with teacher materials. From Severe Weather.

Lightning- The Shocking Story
The shocking scientific story of lightning. From the folks at National Geographic.

Tornadoes
A directory of sites about storm chasers, major tornadoes, and safety.

Volcanoes
A collection of sites about plate tectonics, volcanoes around the world, types of volcanoes and volcanic terms.

Weather
An index of sites about clouds, temperature, hurricanes, weather lore, weather forecasting, weather instruments and rainbows.

Weather Lessons
Weather-related lesson plans from a real, live 5th grade teacher.

Weather Lessons and Experiments
The Weather Channel's home for educators. Offers lesson plans, teacher's guides, and instructional ideas.

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