The Science of Natural Disasters
Teach your students the science behind these geological and meteorological events with our natural disaster teaching resources.
Gizmos are online simulations that excite curiosity and invite interaction. With more than 450 Gizmos in our library, students can dig deeper into subjects and really understand challenging math and science concepts. Extensive teaching resources that help make planning and teaching easy are included. With Gizmos, kids get it.
Learning about hurricanes with Gizmos
With our Hurricane Motion Gizmo, students can use data from weather stations to predict the motion of a hurricane. The wind speed, wind direction, cloud cover, and air pressure are provided for each station using standard weather symbols.
Then, with the Flood and Storm-Proof Homes Gizmo, students can try to build a home with different materials, designs, and “extras” to survive a flood or a hurricane and protect the people inside.
Studying volcanoes with Gizmos
With the Plate Tectonics Gizmo, students can move Earth's crust at various locations to observe the effects of the motion of the tectonic plates, including volcanic eruptions. Information about the major types of plate boundaries is covered, along with their locations on Earth.
Learning about earthquakes with Gizmos
With the Earthquakes 1 - Recording Station Gizmo, students will use an earthquake recording station to learn how to determine the distance between the station and an earthquake based on the time difference between the arrival of the primary and secondary seismic waves.
Use this data to find the epicenter in Earthquakes 2 - Location of Epicenter Gizmo.
With the Earthquake-Proof Homes Gizmo, students can choose the design and materials for a foundation, frame, walls, and roof, as well as “extras”, to build a home to withstand an earthquake and protect the people living inside.
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Warm up to winter storms with Gizmos
With the Observing Weather Gizmo, students learn how scientists measure and describe the weather, including winter storms. This Earth Science Gizmo, lets students practice using a thermometer, anemometer, rain gauge, and hygrometer to record weather conditions in a variety of locations and dates
With Gizmos, Kids Get It.
Online STEM labs and simulations for grades 3-12
What are Gizmos?
More than 450 math and science Gizmos give everyone something to graph, measure, and compare. Even predict and prove. That's hundreds of opportunities where students don't just act like scientists and mathematicians. They are.
Why Gizmos work
Meta-analysis of educational research identifies several instructional techniques that have a strong positive impact on student achievement. Math and science Gizmos bring these powerful and effective instructional techniques to the classroom.
Take a tour of Gizmos
Gizmos make math and science come to life with hundreds of interactive ‘what-if’ experiments where students learn by seeing, doing, and reasoning. Take a tour and learn more Gizmos can help your students!
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