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Nature's Fury

Nature's Fury

Invites students to read personal accounts of natural disasters in the U.S. during the late 1800s & early 1990s -- the great Chicago fire (1871), the Johnstown Flood (1889), the San Francisco earthquake & fire (1906), the Titanic (1912), the 1918 Flu Epidemics, the Dust Bowl (1930s-40s). Students research a disaster & create a presentation in which they assume the role of a witness to the event. (LOC)... Show More
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Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 21, 2004
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
Authors:
Submitter:
Barbra Bied Sperling
Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
Middle School
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Language:
English
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No
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