Natural Disaster Educational Resources

Books
Will It Blow? – Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens by Elizabeth Rusch illustrated by K.E. Lewis

Weather Projects for Young Scientists by Mary Kay Carson

Time for Kids
Earthquakes!         
Storms!
Volcanoes!

Where Do Earthquakes Happen? By Wil Mara

Janice VanCleave’s - Mind Boggling Experiments You Can Turn Into Science Fair Projects
Earthquakes
Weather
Volcanoes

Kids Guide to Staying Safe Around Fire by Maribeth Boelts

Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklin M. Branley Pictures by Barbara & Ed Emberley

We Shake In A Quake by Hannah Gelman Givon illustrated by David Uttal

National Geographic - Witness to Disaster by Judy & Dennis Fradin
            Earthquakes - Witness to Disaster
            Droughts - Witness to Disaster
            Hurricanes - Witness to Disaster
            Volcanoes - Witness to Disaster
            Tsunamis - Witness to Disaster

Magic Tree House Books by Mary Pope Osborne
These include not just the story books but the companion books – Fact Trackers
#13 Vacation Under the Volcano - Ancient Rome and Pompeii
#23 Twister on Tuesday – Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
#24 Earthquakes in the Early Morning
#28 High Tide in Hawaii – Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
#50 Saturday in a Snowstorm

Magic School Bus by Joanna Cole
Original Series
The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
Chapter Books
Twister Trouble
Electric Storm
Voyage to the Volcano
Scholastic Reader Level 2
The Magic School Bus Weathers the Storm
The Magic School Bus Lost in Snow
The Magic School Bus Rides the wind
To the rescue:
Blizzard
Forest Fire
Earthquake
Flash Flood
Science Readers
The Magic School Bus Blows its Top
The Magic School Bus Kicks up a storm
 
When Dinosaurs Die : A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown and Mark Brown

DVDs
Magic School Bus
           Gets Rocking – Out of this world & Blows its top
           In the Air – Kicks up a Storm and Gets lost in Space

Bill Nye the Science Guy:
              Atmosphere
            Earth’s Crust
              Earthquakes
              Storms
            Volcanoes
              Waves
              Wetlands (if you live in a flood plain)
            Wind

Safety Smart Science with Bill Nye the Science Guy
            Electricity
            Fire
            Germs and your health

TV Shows
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Rescue Hero’s (Qubo Channel)  http://www.qubo.com/index.php?path=show&id=19 
Magic School Bus (Qubo Channel)

Websites
Basically, there is a TON of info online for whatever disaster you can imagine.  So, we weeded out the not-so-great ones and left the big, fun ones.  There are many websites for small children with games, interactive web pages, coloring stuff, videos, etc.  Mostly it's about educating them so they recognize a disaster when it happens and they know what to expect during and afterward.  

http://www.ready.gov/parents-teachers - FEMA's website for parents and teachers with resources for teaching children about preparedness

Younger Children:
www.sparky.org - Sparky the Firedog invites kids to learn about fire safety through interactive web games, downloadable coloring pages, and other activities

www.smokeybear.com/kids - Smokey the Bear helps kids learn about fire safety through an interactive web site with games and activities

www.ready.gov/kids/fun-games - FEMA's website for kids with games, comic strips, coloring pages, and music

http://www.jojosplace.org/index-intl.php - interactive website for kids divided into age groups (10yrs and younger/11year and older) teaches about coping with an earthquake and educating the children on what to do, how to feel after an earthquake, what to recognize around them, etc.

http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/flash.shtm - US Fire Administration's website specifically for fire safety

http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html  - downloadable coloring pages for kids teaching about safety during thunderstorms, winter storms, tornadoes, etc.

http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/ready  - Sesame Street videos for kids teach about having an emergency plan and being prepared; also has games, coloring pages, and more

http://www.ehow.com/info_8147609_activities-natural-disasters.html

www.justincasearizona.com/educator-toolkit/toolkits.asp - memory game, scavenger hunt, coloring pages, songs, worksheets, home hazard hunt checklist
 
Older Children/Teenagers:
http://www.jojosplace.org/index-intl.php - interactive website for kids divided into age groups (10yrs and younger/11year and older) teaches about coping with an earthquake and educating the children on what to do, how to feel after an earthquake, what to recognize around them, etc.

http://scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/index  - interactive website for older children and teenagers; teaches about weather science and safety

Extra educational links and resources that are good but not as great and the ones previously listed:
http://www.ehow.com/info-tip_8042048_classroom-art-activities-natural-disasters.html

http://www.ehow.com/info_8147609_activities-natural-disasters.html

http://www.ehow.com/info_7920488_school-projects-weather-disasters.html

http://www.ehow.com/info_8303896_interactive-disaster-preparedness-games.html

http://www.ehow.com/list_7395629_natural-disaster-activities.html

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/natural-disasters/teacher-resources/48771.html - For teachers/homeschoolers (has a free trial)

Disaster Education Games http://www.rpl.org/index.php?id=393

http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/

"The American Red Cross Masters of Disaster® curriculum is centered on a series of ready-to-go lesson plans that help organizations educate youth about important disaster safety and preparedness information."

The Masters of Disaster® Family Kit and Educator's Kit are available for order through your local Red Cross chapter or the StayWell website at ShopStayWell.com.

·         The Family Kit is priced at $24.00.

·         The Educator's Kit is priced at $30.80.

http://stopdisastersgame.org/en/information.html

http://www.neok12.com/Natural-Disasters.htm - disaster education videos and games 

Magic School Bus quizzes and games on their site
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus look at games and quizzes, and parent/teacher lesson plans and parties

Apps:
There are also apps available for your smart phone, which we thought was kind of neat.  They're for adults, but still very good information to have when you might not have access to a TV or a computer during a disaster.  These are the app titles:
            FEMA
            CDC
            American Red Cross: Shelter View
            SOS

Museums (these are for the Portland, OR Area)
OMSI - $12 adult $9 youth (3-13)
1945 SE Walter Ave
Portland, OR
www.Omsi.edu

Safety Learning Center and Fire Museum - free
Historic Belmont Firehouse
900 SE 35th Ave
Portland, OR
www.jeffmorrisfoundation.org

Portland Police Historical Museum – Free
Justice Center
111 SW 2nd Ave
Portland, OR
509-832-0019 (call in advance to check hours)

Mt. St. Helens National Monument
www.fs.usda.gov/mountsthelens/
Separate junior ranger programs at each of the 3 visitor centers

Scouting
Cub Scouts
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Readyman/ - Webelos
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Emergency_Preparedness_Award - all scouts

Boy Scouts
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Emergency_Preparedness

Girl Scouts
Preparedness Patch Press Release (no other information was available)
http://www.girlscouts.org/news/news_releases/2009/preparedness_patch.asp

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