newspaper Natural Disasters News Magazine Research

 Created by K Crossley & M Rehbehn 5/4/11; revised 3/27/12 

 

You will be creating a newsmagazine about one of the following natural disasters:  hurricanes; floods; tsunamis; tornadoes; volcanic eruptions; and landslides.  You will be taking notes in NoodleTools and must include at least three citations and share your project with your teacher electronically.  Remember that you will read enough of your article to be sure it has the information you need, then cite it FIRST before you take notes on NoodleTools notecards.  

Online Encyclopedias  

An encyclopedia is always a good place to begin your research.  Here you will find basic information that will help you decide how to continue your research.  Use the search box to find your topic.  

NoodleTools: Encyclopedias are considered a reference source – not duplicated from a printed work.  Do NOT provide a URL.  

Britannica Online School Edition – This database offers a read-aloud function.  If that will help you, get a set of earphones and click on the speaker icon. 

World Book Online   

Online Databases  

E-Library – Use the search box to find your topic.  Click on “Expand this Document” to see all of the articles and photographs included in that special layout.
tornadoNoodleTools:  Look at the icon next to your article title on the search page.  That will tell you if the article is from a newspaper, book, magazine, etc.  Then look at the top of your article to find the information you need to create your citation.  To see the correct citation (and use it for creating your own), click on “Citation View” in the bar above the article title.  Do NOT provide  a URL. 

SIRS  Discoverer – Use the search box to find your topic. 

NoodleTools:  Click on “Source and Summary.”  Use that information to figure out where SIRS Discoverer found this article and cite that source (magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, etc.)  Retrieved from an online database.  For an encyclopedia article:  yes, duplicated from a printed work.  Do NOT provide a URL.  

Science Reference Center – Click on Science Reference Center to enter this database.  To make your search easier, type your topic in the search box.  Then click on “Advanced Search.”  Under “Limit Your Results” click on Full Text.  Under “Lexile Reading Level”, choose Grade 6 to Grade 8. 
NoodleTools:  At the top of your article, look under Source. Use that information to figure out where Science Reference Center found this article and cite that source (magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, etc.) Retrieved from an online database. Do NOT provide a URL.     

Images  

 Britannica ImageQuest – Use the search box to find your images of your topic.  Click on the image to get information about that image.  You can copy and paste this image where you want to use it.  You must cite images in NoodleTools.
NoodleTools: Cite as Painting, Sculpture or Photograph - photograph taken from an online database - online. If you find information that the image is from a museum or collection, makethe first choice. If no information is given about a collection or museum, choose the second option. Look under "Credit" for the artist/photographer, collection or museum. The title is under "Caption." The year it was created is found under "Date" at thebottom. the database is Encyclopedia Britannica Image Quest. Do NOT enter a URL.  

 floodAP Images – Here you can find photographs for your news magazine.  You are required to cite each photo you use in NoodleTools (see below).  Use the search box to find images for your topic.  You can check in the checkbox to choose more than one image to download.  Once you have selected your photographs, click download.  Your images will appear, and you will be asked if you agree to the site’s conditions.  Click download again.  You will be asked if you want to open or save the photos.  Open the images.  Doubleclick on one of the images and go to File and Save As.  Rename the image so you know what it is.  Save it into your Pictures file.  When you want to put it into your news magazine, you can copy and paste it in or Insert Picture. 

NoodleTools:  Cite as a "Painting, Sculpture or Photograph" -- online -- a work of art or photograph, reproduced online. Click on the photograph to get the full caption and information you need for the citation. The title of artwork is listed under "Event" and the owner is listed under "Credit." Do NOT provide a URL.   

  Websites  

 NoodleTools: Cite as a website. DO provide a URL for websites.   

 Mississippi Flood of 1993 

  • USGS:  The Great Flood of 1993 
  • NOAA:  The Great Flood of 1993 
  • Teachers’ Domain: The Great Flood of 1993 – Get earphones to watch this 3’30” video about the Great Flood of 1993. 
  • Red Cross:  Flood Safety Checklist 
  • The Weather Channel Kids: Why Floods Occur 
  • Hub Pages: Famous Floods 
  • Survive Climate Change: Famous Floods 
    • Krakatoa (or Krakatau) 
  • How Volcanoes Work: Krakatau, Indonesia (1883) 
  •  Volcano World: description of 1883 eruption 
  •  Oregon State: Krakatau 
  • Red Cross: Public Information: Volcanoes  
  • How Volcanoes Work: Eruption Model 
  • Volcano Live: Famous Volcano Eruptions 
  • Time: Top 10 Volcanoes - Watch out for pop-up ads here!
    • Thredbo Australia Landslide, 1997 
  • Fire and Rescue NSW: 1997 Thredbo Landslide 
  • Australian Government:  Landslide Basics – Read about landslides here.  Under “Image Gallery” you can find images of the Thredbo landslide. 
  • Red Cross:  Landslide Safety Checklist 
  • University of Wisconsin: Landslides 
  • United States Search and Rescue Task Force: Landslides 
    • Iniki Hurricane on Kauai, Hawaii, September 11, 1992 
  • Ron Hashiro: Hurricane Iniki 
  • Washington Post: Hawaii Hurricane Devastates Kauai 
  • Red Cross:  Hurricane Safety Checklist 
  • The Weather Channel Kids: Hurricanes and Tropical Systems 
  • NOAA: Famous Hurricanes of the 20th and 21st Century in the United States 
  • Buzzle.com: Famous Hurricanes of the World 
    • Tornado, Jarrell, Texas, May 27, 1997 
  •  NOAA Storm Predication Center: The Jarrell TX Tornado of 27 May 97 
  • The Tornado Project: Safety 
  • Red Cross:  Tornado Safety Checklist 
  • The Weather Channel Kids: Tornadoes 
  • National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office: Famous Large Tornado outbreaks in the United States 
  • Buzzle.com: Famous Tornadoes 
  • About.com Weather: The Top 10 Deadliest US Tornadoes 
    •   Tsunami, Hilo, Hawaii, April 1, 1946 
  • The Tsunami Page of Dr. George P.C. 
  • LiveScience: Mystery of Deadly 1946 Tsunami Deepens - watch out for the ads! 
  • Pacific Disaster Center: Hawaii Tsunami Events 
  • Red Cross:  Tsunami Safety Checklist 
  • National Geographic: Tsunamis 
  • How Stuff Works: How Tsunamis Work: Landfall and Famous Tsunamis 
  • Hub Pages: Famous Tsunamis 

    •  NetTrekker -  This is a search engine for finding relevant websites instead of using Google.  Search for websites about your issue here. You can also do an Image Search in NetTrekker - look on theright side under My Tools.NoodleTools:  Cite pages you find here as websites.  Do NOT cite NetTrekker. DO provide a URL for the website you use.  

    Activity Page 

    You can use one of the websites below to create a puzzle for your news magazine.
    NoodleTools:  Cite as a website.  DO provide a URL for the website.     

    • Discovery Education Puzzlemaker – If you are offered a choice, choose “text” for your output option.  You can print this, or copy it onto your magazine. 
    • http://www.armoredpenguin.com - Click on the kind of puzzle you want to create. Choose font size 1 (3rd choice after your word selection). You can copy it directly from the page or choose "Printable HTL" and copy it to put in your magazine. 

     

     

     

     

     

     

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