Hazard Education
General educational resources and links

The following Web Sites contain resource material, lesson plans, and/or databases which could be of use both to teachers and students. Each site URL/address is followed by a brief description in chart form to assist the reader in locating information. Most of these sites also contain links which lead to other interesting and useful information.

http://www.vims.edu/bridge

Sponsor: National Oceanographic Partnership Program
Content: Comprehensive Oceanographic topics
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://www.fema.gov/kids

Sponsor: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Content: General content on natural hazards/processes
Lesson Plans: Some student directed activities
Grade Level: 4-8
Links:Yes

http://h2o.usgs.gov/education.html

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey/NOAA
Content: general, watersheds, hydrologic cycle, flooding
Lesson Plans: Yes
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/teachers/index.htm

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey
Content: changing environment, natural hazards, working with maps
Lesson Plans: Yes (and complete units)
Grade Level: 5-8
Links: Yes

http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Science

Sponsor: ERIC Database
Content: general science topics and resource materials
Lesson Plans: Yes (thousands, searchable by topic)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: No

http://www.envirolink.org/topics.html?topicsku=2002119145522&topic=Environmental%20disasters&topictype=topic

Sponsor: Environmental Education Network (Non-Profit)
Content: environmental science, natural hazards, weather
Lesson Plans: Yes (hundreds)
Grade Level: K-12
Links: Yes

http://www.tc.cornell.edu/Edu/MathSciGateway

Sponsor: Cornell University
Content: general science, earth processes, weather
Lesson Plans: Yes (searchable by topic)
Grade Level: 9-12
Links: Yes (many)

http://www.epa.gov/students

Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Content: student focused site, general science content
Lesson Plans: No, but some good student activities online
Grade Level: 6-12
Links: Yes

http://h2o.usgs.gov/public/wid/html/HRDS.html

Sponsor: United States Geologic Survey/NOAA
Content: central site on natural hazards for USGS
Lesson Plans: No
Grade Level: n/a
Links: Yes