This lesson was designed as part of Clarkstown Central School District’s Instructional Technology Summer Workshop, August 2000.

 This lesson is designed to provide an opportunity for Earth Science students to embark on an in-depth exploration of an historic geologic or natural hazard event.  During the course of the webquest, students will be asked to identify a specific type of hazard and identify the “typical” consequences of such an event.  Students will then be asked to identify a single hazard event in the historical record and identify the specific causes, impacts (human/environmental), human response, and subsequent mitigation efforts (action plan) for the region affected by this hazard.  Each group will also use information from a recognized "expert" in a field related to Hazards, either through direct contact or use of scientific journals. Students will use the internet and any other research tools appropriate to the completion of this task.  Evidence of student learning will include a printed report (see process), including the appropriate information, and a group report of a traditional (written, oral) or technological (PowerPoint, Slides) nature.

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