The Children's Blizzard of 1888
A Cause-and-Effect Investigation
Kids, Natural World, Disasters, People and Places, History
| Author: | Nel Yomtov | ISBN: | 9781512421132 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group | Publication: | August 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lerner Publications ™ | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nel Yomtov |
| ISBN: | 9781512421132 |
| Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Publication: | August 1, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language: | English |
On January 12, 1888, a sudden blizzard barreled across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota Territory. Blinding snow and howling wind took rural towns by surprise. Many children were stranded in one-room schoolhouses. Far from their homes on the Midwestern prairie, would the people caught in the storm survive?
To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did warm weather earlier in the day give people a false sense of safety? How did the lack of an accurate forecast contribute to the severity of the disaster? Investigate the disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out!
On January 12, 1888, a sudden blizzard barreled across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and the Dakota Territory. Blinding snow and howling wind took rural towns by surprise. Many children were stranded in one-room schoolhouses. Far from their homes on the Midwestern prairie, would the people caught in the storm survive?
To understand the impact of a disaster, you must understand its causes. How did warm weather earlier in the day give people a false sense of safety? How did the lack of an accurate forecast contribute to the severity of the disaster? Investigate the disaster from a cause-and-effect perspective and find out!
