| Location | Activity Description | Google Earth Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1. San Francisco | The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 The estimation was 8.3 on the Richter scale, but worse than the shaking itself, the earthquake caused fires that burned out of control for three days. Two thirds of the city burned down, and totally wiped out the downtown business district. Tens of thousands of people lost their homes and fled the city and an estimated 3000 people died. | Learn about tectonic plates |
| 2. Wisconsin | A massive forest fire destroyed much of Wisconsin: 9 towns and 1,500 people. | Compare pictures of then and now |
| 3. New Orleans | It is the deadliest hurricane to strike the United States since the Palm Beach-Lake Okeechobee hurricane of September 1928. It produced catastrophic damage - estimated at $75 billion in the New Orleans area and along the Mississippi coast - and is the costliest U. S. hurricane on record. | observe pictures and videos of Hurricane Katrina |
| 4. Indian Ocean Countries | By the end of the day more than 150,000 people were dead or missing and millions more were homeless in 11 countries, making it perhaps the most destructive tsunami in history. | locate all 11 countries which will be listed |
Grade 2, Standard 3, Objective 2: c. Describe how weather affects people and animals.
I chose to do my virtual tour on natural disasters-mostly in the U.S., but also other parts of the world. Google Earth is a great tool for learning this because it shows the students where these things have happened in history and gives them a chance to explore.
