Natural Hazard Analysis

Grade 645 min

aligned to Ms-ess3-2: Analyze And Interpret Data On Natural Hazards To Forecast Future Catastrophic Events And Inform The Development Of Technologies To Mitigate Their Effects.

Learning Objective

I can explain how scientists use data to forecast natural hazards like earthquakes and hurricanes and suggest ways to reduce their impact.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

ESS3B - Natural Hazards

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Practice

14 min

12 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

Describe one type of data scientists use to forecast hurricanes and suggest one way communities can reduce the impact of a hurricane. Describe one type of data scientists use to understand earthquake risk in a specific area and suggest one way communities can reduce the impact of an earthquake.

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