Source: NOVA

Examine models and other graphics that reveal details of the 2004 tsunami from its initial generation in deep water to its deadly collision with coasts around the Indian Ocean.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Oceanography.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine charts, watch animations and learn about the birth, path, strength and landfall of hurricane Katrina.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Meteorology.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Discover how scientists measure continental movement. Understand the importance of critically examining hypotheses or statements represented as scientific.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Math, Science & Tech

Topics: Measurement. Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Identify the kinds of rocks that are likely to contain fossils, and determine the era in which dinosaurs lived.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Paleontology.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine how volcanic eruptions are measured using an eruption magnitude scale called the Volcanis Explosivity Index and practice rating a volcanic eruption in this online interactive activity.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Math, Science & Tech

Topics: Measurement. Geology & Natural Disasters. Motion & Forces.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine scientific evidence that air pollution has masked the warming effects of greenhouse gases. Consider the impacts of global warming and global dimming.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Atmosphere & Space Science. Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore how a massive flood formed some of the Pacific Northwest's unusual geologic features.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Understand how conditions such as wind speed and direction can affect a fire's spread and how firefighters use firelines and backfires to control a wildland fire.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Ecology. Energy. Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore Charles Darwin's first contribution to science, the theory of how atolls are formed. Trace atoll evolution with this interactive presentation.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Geography.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine interactive maps that show the extent of flooding from Hurricane Katrina. Follow the progression of flooding incidents that precipitated the worst natural disaster in American history.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Meteorology.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine and rate the destruction caused by several tornadoes using the Fujita scale.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Meteorology. Motion & Forces.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine an interactive map that shows major sources of fossil-bearing amber. Learn about the ages and distribution of the sites and other interesting facts that set them apart from one another.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

View a computer-animated model that simulates a reversal: when Earth's north and south magnetic poles switch polarity, flipping the magnetic field.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Motion & Forces.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine an interactive map, and discover how extensive the flooding was after Hurricane Katrina. See how much of your area would have been flooded if it had a similar elevation.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Meteorology.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore how a history of snowfall is preserved in layers of ice, and discover how glaciers are formed.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Discover what happened when the Toba volcano erupted nearly 75,000 years ago. Compare Toba's eruption to eruptions of our own era through an online slide show.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Iowa Public Television: Explore More

Investigate an issue related to genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes or water quality. Write several articles that define the issue, describe the different views on the issue and explain why people should be interested in this issue.

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Ecology. Energy. Geology & Natural Disasters. Geography.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: Iowa Public Television: Explore More

Research an issue related to genetic engineering, energy, working landscapes or water quality. Write a newspaper article that describes the different opinions and views on the issue.

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8

Subjects: Science & Tech, Social Studies

Topics: Ecology. Energy. Geology & Natural Disasters. Geography.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Examine satellite images of glaciers, and assess the damage caused by glaciers around the world.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore what happened to the New Orleans levees during Hurricane Katrina. Examine aerial photos to see where and how each of the breached flood walls failed.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity, Video

Source: NOVA

Explore how hurricanes form. Examine the anatomy of a hurricane while taking an interactive quiz.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters. Meteorology.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore the history of life on Earth -- divided into epochs, periods and eras -- from the earliest bacteria to the first modern humans in this online interactive.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Evolution. Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore an interactive timeline that demonstrates the history of the universe according to the Big Bang Theory, from its birth to its eventual death in the so-called degenerate and dark eras.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Evolution. Geology & Natural Disasters. Oceanography.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Investiage the science involved in the creation of diamonds by building a carbon atom out of quarks and electrons. Observe how carbon atoms are arranged by manipulating a diamond crystal.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Chemistry. Geology & Natural Disasters. Atomic.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Discover how bacteria, mildly acidic rainwater, ocean waves and lava can form caves.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Explore the main features of the unquiet stratovolcano Nyiragongo and learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its shadow.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Discover the hidden signatures that volcanologists seek in the noise emanating from a restless volcano. See the differences between the various types of earthquakes that originate within volcanoes and decipher the seismographs they produce.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Take an interactive, narrated tour through some of the most stunning and outlandish images and data sent back by the two Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity. Consider the many reasons why scientists are certain that Mars had a wet past.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Atmosphere & Space Science. Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity

Source: NOVA

Take an online quiz and discover how earthly forces created land arches, 60 feet rock posts, a large depression in the earth, a fossilized feathered dinosaur, potholes, pumpkin-sized rocks, limestone towers and a granite profile.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Subjects: Science & Tech

Topics: Geology & Natural Disasters.

Resource Type: Interactive/Online Activity