8.6 L1 Natural Hazards Extension

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8.6 Natural Hazards 🌪🔥🌀⛈🌊❄

Real World Extension Classwork

In this extension activity, you will think about your interests related to natural hazards and how the topic of natural hazards is relevant to you personally.

Answer the questions on this Formative about natural hazards in complete sentences. You will also need to look for an article on a natural hazard that is interesting to you to summarize for this assignment. Great places to look for articles include Newsela, National Geographic, Smithsonian, Science News For Students, USGS, etc.

This assignment is homework if not completed in class - due by Monday 9/13.
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What are some reasons why people think natural hazards are important to study? Choose all that apply.

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What interests you about natural hazards? How are natural hazards relevant to your life? Answer in complete sentences.

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Are there particular natural hazards you would like to know more about? Choose all that apply.

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Find a news article that illustrates the reasons why you think natural hazards are important to study or describes a natural hazard that you are interested in knowing more about. Add the link here.

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In your own words and in 3 or more sentences, summarize what you learned in the news article you found.

🌪🔥🌀⛈🌊❄ This is the end of the Formative. Please review your work and make sure that your answers are all complete before hitting SUBMIT.