Unit 6C, Shaping Earth's Surface Unit Project: Investigating Earth's Surface Investigate and report on whether soil erosion, earthquakes, flooding, sea surges, and volcanic eruptions happen in your community.   Project Link 1 (Chapter 1, page C17) Does your community have areas where soil is being eroded by water or wind? Construct a model, make a poster, draw a map, take some photographs, or write a report that shows how rivers, wind, or ice change the land surface where you live. Design your project to be part of a display. Internet Links Erosion The Geology of the Grand Canyon http://www.kaibab.org/geology/gc_geol.htm Student Resources Where, Oh Where, Has Our Precious Soil Gone?   Project Link 2 (Chapter 2, page C37) Does the area where you live experience any of these natural events: earthquakes, flooding, sea surges, or volcanic eruptions? What are the dangers associated with each of these natural disasters? For your Unit Project, develop an exhibit that will inform people of what the danger is in each of these events and how to prepare for such an emergency. Internet Links Earthquakes Association of Bay Area Governments ABAG Earthquake Maps and Information http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/eqmaps.html Southern California Earthquake Center Earthquakes in Southern California http://www.scecdc.scec.org/eqsocal.html University of California, Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science: Science Information Infrastructure Big Trouble in Earthquake Country http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/SII/SII-eqcountry/5eqcountry.homepage.html United States Geological Survey Earthquake Information: Reducing Hazards http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/ Floods Public Broadcasting Service NOVA Online: Flood! http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/flood/ Public Broadcasting Service Infocus: Floods http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods.html Sea Surges United States Army Corps of Engineers NCstormsurge.com North Carolina Storm Surge: What Exactly Is Hurricane Storm Surge and Why Is It So Dangerous? http://www.ncstormsurge.com/srginf.html Environmental Protection Agency Global Warming: Impacts — Coastal Zones http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/coastal/ Volcanoes United States Geologic Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington California Volcanoes and Volcanics http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/California/framework.html United States Geological Survey Volcanoes! http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/explorer/topic_hazards_volcanoes.asp United States Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington Volcanoes of the World http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/framework.html Emergency Preparedness FEMA for Kids: Online Safety Rules http://www.fema.gov/kids/ California Environmental Resources Evaluation System Environmental Information by Theme: Human Environment Disaster Preparedness http://ceres.ca.gov/theme/disaster_prep.html National Geophysical Data Center Natural Hazards Data Kid's Hazards Quiz http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/kqStart.shtml Student Resources The Dangers of Nature The Dangers of Nature (continued)