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Natural Disasters


Stop Disasters (Updated Version - 2018)

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Disaster prevention awareness on a grand scale. This game from the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) tackles the very real issue around the world of saving lives and reducing the financial impact that natural hazards cause when they turn into disasters.  There are five scenarios to explore: a tsunami in Southeast Asia, a hurricane in the Caribbean, a wildfire in Australia, an earthquake in the Mediterranean, and a flood in Europe.  
  • Recommended Age Range: 12+
  • ​Online or Download? Online
  • Free? Yes
  • ​Keywords: natural disaster, earthquake, tsunami, hurricane, flood, wildfire, disaster preparedness, evacuation, budget

Volcano Explorer

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This simulator allows you to build virtual volcanoes and model their eruptions by changing gas and viscosity levels. Interactive screens define vocabulary and explain volcanic activity of three common volcano categories. (Note: student activity adapted from the Alexandria Public Schools Lesson Plan)
  • Recommended Age Range: 10+
  • Online or Download? Online
  • Free? Yes
  • Keywords: volcano, volcanoes, natural disaster, stratovolcano, cinder cone, shield

BrainPOP Earthquake Game

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The Earthquake Game is a simulation that challenges you to find the epicentre of an earthquake and identify when and how powerfully it will hit an imaginary city. Through play, you explore and deepen your understanding of triangulation and primary and secondary shockwaves. 
  • Recommended Age Range: 10+
  • ​Online or Download? Online
  • Free? Yes (but paid access to the BrainPOP site available that gives access to enhanced functionality such as the SnapThought® tool)
  • ​Keywords: earthquake, natural disaster, triangulation, seismic waves, aftershocks, primary waves, secondary waves

Inside the Haiti Earthquake

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Inside the Haiti Earthquake is designed to challenge assumptions about relief work in disaster situations. This is not a game. Nobody is keeping score. By playing the role of an aid worker, journalist and survivor, you will be given the opportunity to commit to various strategies, and experience their consequences. Please note that this simulation contains graphic and disturbing imagery. 
  • Recommended Age Range: 14+ (note: this game contains graphic and disturbing imagery)
  • ​Online or Download? Online
  • Free? No
  • ​Keywords: earthquake, Haiti, natural disaster, survivor, journalism, aid
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