• Geography: Patterns in Physical Geography
  http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/sstudies.html
  Click on the pdf or the plain text to access the Grade 7 Geography curriculum
  

• GEsource - geography and environment gateway
  http://www.gesource.ac.uk/
  • Country Comparison Tool
  • World Guides
    • Canada Links
    • Economic Data
    • Satellite Images- Canada
      
      

Dynamic Earth

• The Dynamic Earth
  http://www.mnh.si.edu/earth/
  Flash 6 Plugin required to view the information of rocks at the earth's surface, rocks below thie earth's surface, and mining. Explore the many links within each section. A text-based version of the information is available for printing.
  
  
• Natural Hazards Pages
  http://www.gesource.ac.uk/hazards/
  Links to graphics, maps, and other educational resources.
  • Droughts
  • Earthquakes
  • Flooding
  • Mass Movements
  • Storms
  • Tsunamis
  • Volcanoes
  • Wildfires
    • Forest Ecosystems of Canada
      
      
• National Hurricane Centre
  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
  Worldwide Cycone Names.
  
  
• The Amazing World of Volcanoes
  http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/Mar04_volcanoes.htm
  Hands-on activities to explain volcanoes and plate tectonics.
  
  
• Natural Hazards Gateway
  http://edcsns17.cr.usgs.gov/EarthExplorer/
  Links and lesson plans for exploring earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, and landslides.
  
  
• Forces of Nature
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/index.html
  Links to explanations of the 'Forces of Nature'
  
  
• ReliefWeb
  http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
  Serving the informational needs of the Humanitarian relief Community. Information on droughts, earthquakes,  displaced people from physical disasters and political actions. Maps and news releases are archived.
  
  • About Relief Web
    
    
• Natural Disasters
  http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/
  Avalanches, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Earthquakes, Lightning, Tsunamis
  
  
• The Disaster Area
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm
   

Great Lakes

• Great Lakes
  http://www.great-lakes.net/
  Extensive site including: ecosystem, weather & climate, economy, tourism. Check out the education link and the games and teaching tools.
  Level: Intermediate
  
  
• Great Lakes Basin Waters
  http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/GreatLakes/index.html
  • Great Lakes Portraits
  • Maps and Geographical Information
    
    
• The St. Lawrence Seaway: Gateway to the World
  http://archives.cbc.ca/science_technology/transportation/topics/637/
  Audio and video clips about the St. Lawrence Seaway. Notes about the timeline about the seaway.
  • Teachers' resources available
    
    
• Great Lakes Seaway
  http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/
  • For students and educators
    
    
• Environment Canada
  http://www.ec.gc.ca/water/en/info/pubs/e_teach.htm
  Teacher's resources: Freshwater
  
  
• The St. Lawrence Seaway
  http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/stlauren/sl.htm
  Use the top menu to access information of: The regions, economy, Map library, History, Envirnoment, Photo Library, Glossary.
  
  
  Hurricanes
  
  
• Fema- Hurricanes for Kids
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm
  this site offers explorations on the history of hurricanes, how to track a hurricane, major disasters, hurricane disaster math, intensity scales, videos, photos, and protection tips.
  
  
• Weather Wiz Kid
  http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm
  Easy read explanations about hurricanes with good graphics.
  
  
• Hurricane Field Trip site
  http://www.field-trips.org/sci/hurricane/index.htm
  Great Teacher's resource links about hurricanes. Students can take an on-line field trip to see the destruction of hurricanes.
  
  
• Hurricanes - online meteorology guide
  http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
  Structure and development of hurricanes are described. How to prepare for a hurricane, damage and destruction, as well as the the regions of the earth where tropical cyclones are found are described at this site.
  
  
• Hurricane Watch
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson076.shtml#all
  Cross-curricular lesson plans. Lots of great ideas.
  
  
• Annimated Hurricanes
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4588149.stm
  
  

Tsunamis

• Tsunami Pictures
  http://homepage.mac.com/demark/tsunami/9.html
  Before and after pictures of the effect of the tsunamis. Click on the before/after button. Click through the 14 sets of pictures.
  
  
• CBC News - Tsunamis
  http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/forcesofnature/tsunamis.html
  • Asian Disaster: Up-to-date news of the Asian disaster.
    
    
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/asia_tsunami/en/
  Up-to-date information about the South East Asian earthquake and tsunami.
  
  
• CNN- Tsunami Disaster
  http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
  Up-to-date repports about the South East Asian disaster.
  
  
• Digital Divide Community Disaster Relief Electronic Board
  http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/disaster-relief
  A collection of up-to-date links of the south Asian disaster Dec. 2004.
  
  
• Killer Wave: Tsunami
  http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9610/kwave/
  An explanation of how a Tsusami wave is formed.
  
  
• Waves of Destruction: Tsunamis
  http://www.pbs.org/wnet/savageearth/tsunami/index.html
  An explantion of tsunami with animations.
  
  
• Tsunamis and Earthquakes
  http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/tsunami/index.html
  Virtual Models to view to understand the source of tsunamix.
  
  
• Tsunami: The Big Wave
  http://physics.ship.edu/~mrc/astro/NASA_Space_Science/observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/education/teach_guide/tsunami.html
  Explanation of tsunamis with animations.
  
  
• Welcome to Tsunamis!
  http://www.geophys.washington.edu/tsunami/
  A collection of sites to explaining Tsunamis.
  
  
• Tsunami Warning
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/tsunami/
  A story explaining the tsunami.
  
  
• Tsunami Explained
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5194316.stm
  Animated explanation and printable pdf.
  

Tornadoes

• The Tornado Project
  http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/understanding/
  Includes information on recent and past tornadoes, tornado safety, myths, the Fujuta Scale, and more.
  
  
• Tornadoes Explained
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/5328524.stm
  animated explanations and printable pdf

Earthquakes

• Understanding Earthquakes
  http://www.crustal.ucsb.edu/ics/understanding/
  Java animation explains the forces of an earthquake. Take the earthquake quiz.
  
  
• How Earthquakes Happen
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4126809.stm
  Annimated explanation and printable pdf
  

Rivers

• Amazon River
  http://www.greatestplaces.org/book_pages/amazon2.htm
  Maps and information about the Amazon Basin.
  
  

Copyright 2001
Pat Elliott, Library Specialist
Sunday January 11, 2009 11:17 PM