Delaware River Basin Commission
Delaware • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
New York • United States of America
Delaware • New Jersey • Pennsylvania
New York • United States of America
Flood Info for Kids
- Take The Kidz Quiz Challenge
- Fun Activities You Can Do To Learn About Floods
- Visit These Great Links
Take The Kidz Quiz Challenge
1. Name an event that could cause a flood.
2. What are the two types of floods which can occur?
3. What is the flat area on either side of a river called?
4. What is the name for the structure an engineer would build to protect communities from flooding?
5. Name a natural feature that protects communities from floods.
Fun Activities You Can Do To Learn About Floods
- Flood Word Search Challenge. Print the puzzle out and try to find all of the flood-related words. WORD SEARCH (pdf 92 KB).
- Learn about floodwalls and recreate a riverbed with this activity at NOVA ONLINE - OVERFLOWING THE BANKS
- Learn all about floods and the mechanics of water with this activity at NEWTON'S APPLE - FLOODS, HOW CAN WATER BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO MOVE A HOUSE? This site also includes a flood vocabulary section.
- Learn how to predict the weather at THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE SCIENCE MUSEUM - MAKE YOUR OWN WEATHER STATION
Visit These Great Links
- The Nurture Nature Center's FOCUS ON FLOODS web site provides coloring sheets, activity worksheets, and more to help you learn about flooding. A 10-minute video "THE DAY OF THE FLOOD" shows the importance of preparation to help keep you safe and reduce flooding losses.
- Learn about floods and get a cool new desktop pattern at NOVA ONLINE - FLOOD! and FLOOD DESKTOP PATTERNS
- Find many fun games and quizzes and loads of info on floods and other natural disasters at FEMA FOR KIDS. Also includes a great resource page for parents and teachers!
- Weather has a strong influence on when and where floods happen, so check-out FRANKLIN'S FORECASTS to learn how weather is forecasted and to get up-to-date weather info.
- Learn about what causes floods to happen at PBS - THE HOWS AND WHYS OF FLOODS
- Learn why flood plains are so important at AMERICAN RIVERS - NATURAL FLOOD PROTECTION: WORKING WITH NATURE
- Read about exciting rescues of people and animals at PBS Rescues: PEOPLE and PETS
- Read real-life flood survival stories told by flood survivors around the world at PBS - FLOOD SURVIVAL STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD
