Unforgettable Natural Disasters 6-Pack

Unforgettable Natural Disasters 6-Pack
Author: Tamara Hollingsworth
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433349671

The world around us is more powerful than we know. Discover how earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes, and more have affected people and places around the world. Through informational text, vivid images, and stunning facts and charts, readers will learn about disasters such as The Great Potato Famine, Hurricane Katrina, Mount St. Helens, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, as well as epidemics and pandemics such as the bubonic plague and swine flu. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Saving Culture from Disaster 6-Pack

Saving Culture from Disaster 6-Pack
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2018-07-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 149386789X

History is everywhere you look. But what happens when there is a disaster, such as a flood or an earthquake? People called conservators visit places hit by disasters. They work to save the items that represent the local culture. Learn about the methods that conservators use to save important cultural artifacts, and why saving these items is so important. Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. This book includes content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and offers STEAM career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy, this book will capture students' attention while building college and career readiness. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a content-area focused lesson plan.

Saving Culture from Disaster Guided Reading 6-Pack

Saving Culture from Disaster Guided Reading 6-Pack
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0743957849

History is everywhere you look. But what happens when there is a disaster, such as a flood or an earthquake? People called conservators visit places hit by disasters. They work to save the items that represent the local culture. Learn about the methods that conservators use to save important cultural artifacts, and why saving these items is so important. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. This book includes content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and offers STEAM career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy, this book will capture students' attention while building college and career readiness. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that specifically supports guided reading instruction.

Unforgettable Catastrophes 6-Pack

Unforgettable Catastrophes 6-Pack
Author: Tamara Hollingsworth
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433349698

Uncover some of the most infamous disasters in the world including the Hindenburg, the sinking of the Titanic, the Dust Bowl, BP oil spill, the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs, and the Chernobyl disaster in this shocking book. With its intriguing facts, vivid images, helpful graphs and maps, and informational text, this fascinating nonfiction title will keep readers informed, engaged, and interested from cover to cover. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters
Author: Tim Collins
Publisher: Badger Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2014-03-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1784649023

Earth can be a dangerous place! Deadly earthquakes and volcanic explosions sometimes happen. This book reveals the truth about these spectacular and scary events. Non-fiction is an excellent way to foster an interest in new subjects. This set of ten WOW! Facts presents a variety of unusual subjects such as hip hop stars, haunted houses, Formula 1, psychological experiments and lesser-known dinosaurs. And as enthusiasm grows for new interests, so doors are opened in terms of comprehension and reading ability too. Every book in this hi-lo set is aimed at readers of 10-14, but who have a reading age closer to 9-9.5.

Underwater Training Guided Reading 6-Pack

Underwater Training Guided Reading 6-Pack
Author:
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-07-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0743957857

Did you know astronauts train in water before going to space? They're not the only ones who use swimming pools for training. Athletes train in water when they are hurt. Doctors use water treatments to help people feel better. Learn how water and pools are not just for swimming! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this book builds students' literacy skills while fostering curiosity, creativity, and innovation. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through each step of the engineering design process and is ideal for makerspace activities. The real-world examples give students insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems. This book includes content that highlights every component of STEAM: science, technology, engineering, art, and math, and offers STEAM career advice from Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. With dynamic images and intriguing text features to enhance the reading experience and build visual literacy, this book will capture students' attention while building college and career readiness. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan that specifically supports guided reading instruction.

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters

Natural Hazards, UnNatural Disasters
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2010-11-10
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0821381415

This book examines how to ensure that the preventive measures are worthwhile and effective, and how people can make decisions individually and collectively at different levels of government.

Struggle for Survival: Water 6-Pack

Struggle for Survival: Water 6-Pack
Author: William Rice
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1493836935

In a doomsday scenario with resources disappearing, would you have what it takes to find water in order to survive? Learn about the biological effects of dehydration, methods to stay hydrated, and other basic survival skills. Featuring TIME content, this high-interest book builds critical literacy skills and academic vocabulary and is purposefully leveled to engage different types of learners. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, the text includes a table of contents, captions, glossary, index, and images to deepen understanding. The detailed sidebars feature fun facts that develop higher-order thinking. The Try It! culminating activity provides additional language-development activities. Aligned with McREL and WIDA/TESOL standards, this text features complex content appropriate for middle school students. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.

Surviving Natural Disasters

Surviving Natural Disasters
Author: Marcia Amidon Lusted
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1467725196

Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Meteorites. Tsunamis. The natural world is full of powerful forces that can kill you in an instant. Hiding in your closet won't save you. Clinging to your roof is a good idea, until your roof is swept out to sea. When faced with a natural disaster, sometimes the only thing to do is close your eyes and hang on. See how these people survived in just that way.

Disasters by Design

Disasters by Design
Author: Dennis Mileti
Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1999-06-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309261732

Disasters by Design provides an alternative and sustainable way to view, study, and manage hazards in the United States that would result in disaster-resilient communities, higher environmental quality, inter- and intragenerational equity, economic sustainability, and improved quality of life. This volume provides an overview of what is known about natural hazards, disasters, recovery, and mitigation, how research findings have been translated into policies and programs; and a sustainable hazard mitigation research agenda. Also provided is an examination of past disaster losses and hazards management over the past 20 years, including factorsâ€"demographic, climate, socialâ€"that influence loss. This volume summarizes and sets the stage for the more detailed books in the series.