http://www.teachengineering.org/view_lesson.php?url=collection/cub_/lessons/cub_natdis/cub_natdis_lesson01.xmllessontext/xmlIntegrated Teaching and Learning Program, Disasterearthquakefloodhazardhurricanelandslidenatural disasternatural hazardtornadotsunamivolcanoAvalancheEarthquakeEngineerFloodForest fireHurricaneLandslideNatural disasterNatural hazardThunderstormTornadoTsunamiVolcano

Students are introduced to natural disasters, and learn the difference between natural hazards and natural disasters. They discover the many types of natural hazards — avalanche, earthquake, flood, forest fire, hurricane, landslide, thunderstorm, tornado, tsunami and volcano — as well as specific examples of natural disasters. Students also explore why understanding these natural events is important to engineers and everyone’s survival on our planet.

Engineers learn about our planet so that humans can exist with and survive its natural events. Engineers must be aware of natural hazards and potential natural disasters in order to prevent or minimize their harmful effects on people and property. They create devices that detect natural disasters, build structures to withstand them, and invent devices to study natural hazards. Our homes must withstand the powerful forces of wind, snow, water, fire and moving earth. Specialty items to help people in natural disasters include avalanche beacons and airbags, lightning rods and all kinds of environmental sensors. Engineers also design special equipment to fight fires on the ground and from the air. Differentiate between a natural disaster and a natural hazard.Be able to name at least three different natural hazards.Describe why engineers care about natural disasters.20TeachEngineering.orgGeoffrey HillMalinda Schaefer ZarskeDenise Carlsonhttp://www.avalanche.org/%7Enac/http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crh/http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/http://www.nifc.gov/http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/http://www.geo.mtu.edu/department/classes/ge404/rhsawall/http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/earthq1/predict.htmlS11416DAInternational_Technology_Education_Association-ITEA_STL_StandardsTechnologyC. Various relationships exist between technology and other fields of study.35S11425A1ColoradoSciencea. Analyze and interpret data identifying ways Earth's surface is constantly changing through a variety of processes and forces such as plate tectonics, erosion, deposition, solar influences, climate, and human activity 55United StatesCopyright 2012 - Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulderhttp://www.teachengineering.org/policy_ipp.phphttp://www.teachengineering.org/2011-03-305Teacher