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Housing: Types of Shelters

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students experiment with the construction of shelters and the various types of architectural designs.  In this shelters instructional activity, students draw the building they live in.  Students compare and contrast buildings made today...
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Emergency Shelter Project: Empathy Unit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students design emergency shelters.  In this designing emergency shelters lesson, students discuss living conditions of people after a natural disaster.  Students discuss the tsunami that struck East Asia.  Students design collapsible...
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the history of hurricanes. They discuss the worst hurricanes that have formed. Students examine what to expect during a hurricane and the preparations they should make. They learn about evacuation routes, shelters, and...
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HEALTH & SOCIAL SCIENCE

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use the information gathered from the Nick News Special Edition about homelessness. Each student creates a homeless collage poster featuring magazine and newspaper pictures and articles about the topic and a brief descriptive...
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Shelter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study shelter and how plants, animals, and people must have shelter to survive. For this shelter lesson, students read paragraphs about various shelters and their necessity with plants, animals, and people.