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Grades 6-8 Support information for those currently using Masters of Disaster

Here you can find teacher background information and links to more information as noted in the curriculum.

• Click here to discover how the lessons of Masters of Disaster are aligned with the National Education Standards.
• To comment on a Masters of Disaster lesson that you have taught, print and complete this teacher's evaluation form PDF. (This form is also included in the Masters of Disaster curriculum kits.) To mail, fold the pages together keeping the "Business Reply Mail" box on the outside, staple and send. No postage necessary.

		General Preparedness Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information) Recommended Emergency Supplies for Schools American Red Cross Online Brochures (Found in Lesson Plan 1, Family Disaster Supplies Kit, on page 7 of your curriculum lesson plans) Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities (Found in Lesson Plan 3, "Special Needs" Disaster Plan, on page 15 of your curriculum lesson plans) Pet Care During an Emergency (Found in Lesson Plan 4, Pet Disaster Plan, on page 19 of your curriculum lesson plans) Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)
		Hurricanes Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Hurricane Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information relevant to Hurricanes) Hurricane Formation (Found in Lesson Plan 2, The Pressure Is On, on page 30 of your curriculum lesson plans.) Galveston Hurricane Eyewitness Accounts -- found in Lesson Plan #5 Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)
		Floods Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Flood Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information relevant to Floods) NOAA's Current Watches and Warnings (Found in Lesson Plan 3, In Danger of Flooding, on page 65 of your curriculum lesson plans) The Weather Channel (Found in Lesson Plan 3, In Danger of Flooding, on page 65 of your curriculum lesson plans) Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)
		Tornadoes Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Tornado Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information relevant to Tornadoes) Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)
		Lightning Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Lightning Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information relevant to Lightning) Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)
		Earthquakes Background for the Teacher (An electronic version of the Background for the Teacher information found in the curriculum) General Information on Earthquake Preparedness (General Red Cross disaster safety information relevant to Earthquakes) The Science of Earthquakes and How to Prepare for Them (Found in Background for the Teacher, on page 124 ofyour curriculum lesson plans) Earth Layers (Found in Lesson Plan 1, Inside the Earth, on page 128 of your curriculum lesson plans) "Did You Feel It?" (Found in Lesson Plan 3, Recording Earthquakes, on page 139 of your curriculum lesson plans) Earthquake in Turkey (Found in Lesson Plan 8, When the Shaking Stops, on page 165 in your curriculum lesson plans) Lesson Plan Adaptations (Adaptations of Masters of Disaster lessons and activities as suggested by users of the curriculum)