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Download full textFederal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC. – 1990
Information to assist the school community develop and adapt a self-sufficient safety program for its school is presented in this workbook. Steps involved in the planning process are outlined in section 2. Section 3 describes how to estimate potential earthquake impact and how to identify hazards. The fourth section discusses what to expect and…
Descriptors: Earthquakes, Elementary Secondary Education, Emergency Programs, Natural Disasters
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. – 1998
This teacher's guide and student text detail the causes and effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. In the teacher's guidebook, suggested activities for each section of the text book's chapters as well as answers to the chapter test problems are presented. Worksheet masters are also provided. Chapters in both books are: (1) "Outside and Inside…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Environmental Education, High Schools
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. – 1998
The student textbook is designed for grades 5-8 and explores various earth science topics. A cartoon character named Tommy Tsumi explores earth facts and concepts throughout the text. Activities, materials, and learning objectives for each unit in the textbook are presented in the teacher's guide. Units in both books include: (1) "The Outside…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. – 1996
This teacher's guide and student text present basic information about the causes and effects of earthquakes and tsunamis. The teacher's guide contains suggested activities, materials, and educational objectives for the text. Chapters in both texts are: (1) "Shapes and Movements of the Water"; (2) "Permeability and Buoyancy"; (3) "Life Styles at…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Environmental Education, Natural Disasters
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission. – 1998
This student text is designed for grades 2-4 and explores various earth science topics. A cartoon character named Tommy Tsumi explains earth facts and concepts throughout the text. Activities, materials, and learning objectives for each unit in the textbook are provided in the teacher's guide. Units in both include: (1) "What Does Our Earth…
Descriptors: Earth Science, Earthquakes, Elementary Education, Environmental Education
Montori, Laura; Lally, Julia – 1974
A topic of student interest, earthquakes, is used as a vehicle for teaching reading and research skills in a California junior high school. Students develop geography skills by labeling fault lines on maps of the Pacific Basin, California, and San Francisco; develop their vocabulary by preparing a list of words about earthquakes; and practice word…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Earth Science, Earthquakes, Geography
