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U.S. Military Offers Medical Help to the People of the Philippines

Posted Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Featured on Episode 5 of the 2009-2010 season

 

People in the Republic of the Philippines are recovering from back-to-back typhoons that swept through two weeks ago. Typhoon Parma dumped as much as three feet of rain on some parts of the island nation in areas already flooded by Typhoon Ketsana. Eunice Yoon takes us to Manila where Dr. Todd Endicott, Lt. Commander in th

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Lesson plans and activities on hurricanes, typhoons and storms for all grade levels. Social studies, science and earth science.

Grades: 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Subjects: Social Studies
Standards Addressed: Standards included in some of the lessons.

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