April 22 has been designated as a national day to celebrate the earth, and a day to focus on ways to clean up our environment. Below you'll find a number of resources to help you explore the world's resources with your children in the classroom and the home!
Grade Level: ElementaryKick off Earth Day and Arbor Day studies with three National Geographic videos on conservation and wildlife. Following that is a Classroom Resource Guide with links to additional engaging and instructional resources for your students.
*VIDEOS ARE NOT DOWNLOADABLE, BUT CAN BE VIEWED FULL SCREEN WITH INTERNET ACCESS. VIDEOS PROVIDED COURTESY OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC & THE HISTORY CHANNEL.
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Great Bear Rainforest
 We follow biologist Chris Darimont's journey through the Great Bear Rainforest of British Columbia as he follows a pack of wolves and their trials and tribulations in grizzly bear country. |
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Iceland Puffins
Two students release young puffins in Heimaey, Iceland, as part of conservation program. Details challenges for puffins in urban Heimaey. |
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Grade Level: Middle School and High SchoolTheme: Severe Weather
Earth Day is April 22. Explore with your students the causes and effects of weather on Planet Earth. Included are videos from The History Channel’s Mega Disaster series, as well as a Classroom Resource Guide with additional resources and activities.
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Mega Disasters: New York City Hurricane
Could a killer hurricane strike New York City? It has happened before. A massive hurricane smashed into Long Island in 1938. Nicknamed the Long Island Express, this storm still ranks among the most devastating in United States history. Scientists contend that New York is thirty years overdue for another. |
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Mega Disasters: Windy City Tornado
Could the Sears Tower survive a major tornado? We will find out when a predicted major storm eventually hits the Windy City. Major twisters have struck the Chicago area in the last century and meteorologists are certain it will happen again. Computer simulations and conversations with weather experts, and more. |
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Mega Disasters: Yellowstone Eruption
One of the world's largest super volcanoes lies beneath Yellowstone Park. Packing a punch a million times the magnitude of an atomic bomb, a Yellowstone eruption could obliterate everything within 100 miles and spew enough ash into the atmosphere to affect the global climate for years. |
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Classroom Resource Guide: Weather
Understanding Severe Weather Systems
Severe weather events cost billions in dollars and cause thousands of deaths every year. No one around the world is safe from severe weather events. Temperatures can plummet or soar, winds can reach devastating levels, and rains can wipe out an area. Understanding the science behind these storms is crucial for both safety and public knowledge. Get to know these storms close up with pictures, descriptions, and FAQs on the world's most awesome weather extremes at About.com. Operation: Monster Storms
Fly into the eye of a hurricane or chase tornadoes through Tornado Alley. Learn how powerful storms form and how cutting-edge technology is used to better understand and forecast weather. Developed by The JASON Project in partnership with NOAA, NASA, and the National Geographic Society, Operation: Monster Storms examines current research to improve forecasting, allowing communities to better prepare for storms and avoid their destructive potential.
An Investigative Study of Weather and Climate
In this project from the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education students conduct an investigation on local and world weather and climate. To complete the investigation, they will have at their disposal detailed instructions that describe how to create weather instruments, how to access the Internet to locate real-time weather information from around the world, and this online educational project to guide them along.
Atlanta’s Perfect Storm
On March 8, 2008, a tornado swept through downtown Atlanta, its 130 mile-per-hour winds ripping holes in the roof of the Georgia Dome, blowing out office windows and trashing parts of Centennial Olympic Park. It was an event so rare in an urban landscape that researchers immediately began to examine NASA satellite data and historical archives to see what weather and climatological ingredients may have combined to brew such a storm. View the NASA investigation and storm animation.
Weather Curriculum
Nauticus is a science and technology center that explores the naval, economic, and natural power of the sea. It features hands-on exhibits, and offers lessons on The Earth's Atmosphere, Weather, Collecting Weather Data, Weather Forecasting, Meteorologist for a Day, Air Currents, and more.
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