Natural Hazards Project

This project will allow you and your group to become experts on each of the 5 natural hazards we will be learning about.

This project is broken into four steps:

Step 1: Choose your Hazard

Select the hazard your group is going to research.

Step 2: Research your Hazard

Using the Internet, answer the research questions about your hazard. The research questions can be found at the front table.

Step 3: Create a Presentation

Add the information from your research to a Google Slides presentation. You will continue to add research from each hazard to this presentation. (DO NOT CREATE A NEW GOOGLE SLIDES EACH TIME!)

Step 4: REPEAT

You need to complete these same three steps until you have researched all five hazards. Use this check sheet to make sure you have completed each one.

Natural Hazards COMPLETED
Hurricanes / Thunderstorms
Tornadoes / Wildfires
Floods

ONCE ALL ARE CHECKED, use the RUBRIC on the back of this paper to self-grade each of the hazards in your presentation.

Natural Hazards Presentation Rubric
Put a check (✔) in the box if you have the information for that hazard. / Hurricanes / Tornadoes / Floods / Wildfires / Thunderstorms / Score
Natural Hazard
Name / What is the name of the natural hazard? / ______/1
Natural Hazard
Definition / How would you describe what this natural hazard is? / ______/2
Signs / What two signs that this natural hazard may be forming? / ______/2
Weather Changes / Describe three ways the weather changes when a hurricane is approaching. / ______/3
Looks / What does the natural hazard look like? / ______/2
Types / Describe the different types of hurricanes or levels they can occur in. / ______/2
Impacts / What impact does this natural hazard have on the environment? What type of damages may they cause? / ______/4
Affects / How can this natural hazard affect animal life? / ______/2
Safety / What are some safety measures you can take during this natural hazard? / ______/2
Pictures / Presentation should include at least 5 pictures that relate to the topic. NON-INFORMATIVE PICTURES WILL GIVE YOU NEGATIVE POINTS! / ______/5
Appearance / Project is neat, creative, and well planned out. All words are spelled correctly and correct grammar is used throughout project / ______/5
Total Points / ______/30

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