Description
This WebQuest is about natural hazards, specifically earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, wildfires, and volcanoes. It also covers the impacts these particular natural disasters have on communities. As we have not taught this WebQuest, we do not have specific recommendations for teachers who would like to use it in the classroom. However, a general recommendation we have is to closely oversee students to make sure they stay on task.
Credits
We would like to thank Professor Senn for assigning us this WebQuest project and providing us with all the tools necessary to complete it. This project was extremely informal and has inspired us to use WebQuests in our future teaching endeavors.
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