Natural+Disasters

**2012: MOVIE FUN? OR WARNING OF WHAT'S TO COME?**

Potential disasters make for entertaining movies; but, how close to actual science are these movies? As a class we will watch the movie “2012” in which a series of natural disasters destroy much of the world. You will choose one natural disaster from the movie and then research the science behind it. You will compare how the natural disaster is depicted in the movie, with how it happens in nature, and then you will create a presentation to separate the facts from the fiction. Natural Disasters: [|Natural Disasters Quiz] from National Geographic

**NOTE TAKING:** Use the following document to record the sources that you will use for note-taking: Find Your Sources RESEARCHING THE SCIENCE: **Tsunami: ** [|Tsunamis: Know What To Do] from The San Diego County Office of Emergency Services [|Tsunami 101]
 * 1) Save to your H drive as a Word doc and add your name (first & last) to the beginning on the doc name.
 * 2) Open up the saved word doc and record the sources you find.

[|Killer Waves] from National Geographic
[|Tsunami Science]from National Geographic [|Tsunami: When the Ocean Roars]Past Tsunamis in Canada  [|Biggest Wave: Lituya Bay Mega Tsunami] July 9th, 1958  [|Lituya Eye Witnesses Describe Their Experiences] **Earthquake: ** [|Earthquakes 101 from National Geographic] [|The Science of Earthquakes] [|Historic World Earthquakes]  [|Historic Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest] [|Earthquakes: the 10 Biggest in History] **Volcano:** [|Volcanic Peaks of the Pacific Northwest] **Volcano (Super Volcano):** [|What is a Super Volcano?]  [|The End of the World: Super Volcanoes]  [|Super Volcano: Hidden Dangers: Yellowstone Hot Spot]
 * Magnetic Pole Reversal: ** [|Pole Reversal] - Article from EBSCO [|Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field]from NASA Science

[|Earth's Core is Melting and Freezing]  from Astrobiology Magazine <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Earth's Core Is Melting ... and Freezing] <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> from ScienceDaily.com **<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a Presentation: ** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">[|Create a Presentation] from NeoK12 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Citing Your Sources
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Layers of Earth (Cooling of the Core): **