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Disasters

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology

The Great Australian Weather and Climate Events of the Twentieth Century
Australian Disasters
- Cyclone Tracy, Ash Wednesday Fires, Newcastle Earthquake

The Disaster Area - Information on floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunami, thunderstorms, earthquakes, wildfires & winter storms. (FEMA for kids)

Disasters - select your disaster  from FEMA site for Detailed information.

Online Disaster Quiz - test your knowledge of natural disasters including hurricanes, volcanoes, droughts, tornadoes, earthquakes, and floods.

Forces of Nature  - comprehensive Thinkquest site. Need to be a good reader for this one.

Factmonster's Worst Weather of the 20th Century

Natural Disasters - Thinkquest site

Earthquakes & Volcanoes

2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake & Tsunami (Wikipedia)

  • Tsunami - Movie - from Brain Pop at Yahooligans. This movie explains what a tsunami is.
  • Indian Ocean Disaster - this site from AUSAID tells of Australia's humanitarian efforts in the area.

9-11 Attacks

War       Australians at War

Titanic

Survival
Heroes

Heroism in Action - My Hero - Thinkquest site - students chose their 20th Century hero & share them with other kids around the globe. Heroes come from a variety of field & countries. This page has a great table which shows the qualities that each hero has demonstrated.

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Not Only a Hero - the story of Simpson & his donkey at Gallipoli

Survivors

Four True Stories of Survival in Antarctica

Hiroshima - a Survivor's Story -from Scholastic Teachers Online activities

Stuart Diver & the Thredbo Landslide; 'Miracle Rescue' in Australian Landslide - a CNN report

Survival stories from the Sea

Kay Cottee - first woman to sail solo around the world unassisted.

Jesse Martin- youngest person to sail solo around the world unassisted.

Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 1998 - helicopter rescue of survivors.

Titanic Survivors - Dr Washington Dodge,

Rescue of the Titanic Survivors by Carpathia,

Volunteers
NSW State Emergency Service (SES)

NSW Rural Fire Service

St John Ambulance

The Smith Family

Salvation Army

Australian Red Cross

Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol

Volunteer Rescue Association

For Teachers
Natural Disasters - a NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 3, Science & Technology

Natural Disasters - another one - a NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 3, Science & Technology

Cyclone Tracy - clickable worksheet

What a disaster!  Thinking Skills Contract Click on the link to the document.

Bushfire Survival - a NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 3, Science & Technology

Survival Stories to Read - a guide to literature from Neutral Bay Public School

Community Groups - a NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 2, HSIE

Australian Heroes - a NSW CAP Online Research Module for Stage 3, HSIE


This page updated on 04/01/2008 .