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Under the Weather
Students consider the increase in floods. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to research the occurance of floods in Britain.
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Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Students explore the causes of the Johnstown flood and the reasons that people ignored the potential for disasters such as the flood. The humanitarian responses to such disasters are examined. Local disasters that have occurred in the...
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'The Flood'
Learners hear the story "The Flood," and take a survey of the favorite pet animals in the class. They take the information complied in the survey and make a bar graph to show favorite pet animals using the computer program KidPix.
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Sorting
Students explore indexing by participating in a library book search. In this sorting lesson plan, students complete a "flood game" on the Internet and discuss the techniques of locating books in a library. Students locate specific titles...
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Dangerous Atmosphere
Students discuss dangerous weather. In this science lesson plan, students decide on which state they want to research and check the Internet for the dangerous weather in that state. Students determine which weather hazard was the most...
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The Moon Made Me Do It!
Students research lunar cycles and how it effects living organisms. In this investigative lesson students prepare written reports on the lunar cycles and the relationship between animal behavior and reproductivity then give an oral...
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Natural Disaster Blooms Taxonomy
Young scholars complete activities that lead to greater understanding of the variety of natural disasters that occur all over the world.
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The Day the Water Ran Out
Students explore ecosystems by researching desert characteristics. In this drought lesson plan, students identify the potential impacts of a drought on their home state and interview people who are familiar with water studies. Students...
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Severe Weather
Fifth graders identify the causes and effects of several different kinds of
severe weather phenomenon. They read an excerpt from John Muir's book The Mountains of California and research one of the following severe
weather phenomena...
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Research a Severe Weather Pattern of Interest
Learners select a severe weather pattern of interest (tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, lightning, hail, and thunderstorms) and research these patterns to collect data for a report they write in the next lesson.
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Rivers: Short In-class Activity
Students make observations, estimates, and interpretations. They view Images of the James River at Belle Island, Virginia, including one at flood stage, a plot of peak stream flow since 1935, and an image of potholes in the Petersburg...
Radford University
Danger! – An Analysis of the Death Toll of Natural Disasters
Decipher the danger of natural disasters. Using researched data, scholars work in groups to create data displays on the number of deaths from different types of natural disasters. They share their graphical representations with the class...
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In Harm's Way: Natural Disasters in My Community
Eleventh graders research and debate natural disasters that have occurred in their community. They assess whether these natural disasters were avoidable or were accidents. They investigate the extent of insurance coverage for disasters.
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Earthquake of 1964
Students examine the damage from the earthquake across a large geographic area of Alaska. They discover additional damage occurred from the tsunami, fires, and flooding after the initial earthquake. They collect images and information...
National Library of Medicine
Your Environment, Your Health: Runoff, Impervious Surfaces, and Smart Development
Can a sidewalk increase the amount of pollution in local streams? Scholars learn the answer to this question though research and experimentation in the fifth unit in the six-part series. Pupils study runoff, impervious surfaces, and the...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Are You Prepared?
Pupils research specific natural disasters using the Internet and a collection of books. The natural disasters include; floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, winter stroms, wildfires, thunderstorms, volcanoes, and earthquakes. They...
Anti-Defamation League
Major League Baseball and the Negro Leagues: Correcting an Injustice
It's been a long time coming! In 2020, MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manifred, Jr. stated that "the Negro Leagues would be recognized as official major leagues." Middle schoolers investigate the history of the Negro Leagues and use evidence...
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Learning About Weather
First graders investigate natural weather disasters by writing an essay. In this weather instructional activity, 1st graders research one aspect of dangerous weather such as hurricanes, snow, floods, etc. Students take notes on their...
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SEVERE WEATHER
Fifth graders identify the causes and effects of several different kinds of severe weather phenomenon.
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Marine & Aquatic Habitats Activities - Walk in the Wetlands
Students research various types of fresh water wetlands and identify the common animal and plant life in these different ecosystems. They further analyze the need to protect these wetlands and explore their varied uses.
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Pre-Trip Readiness
Students demonstrate an understanding of one of the forces, floods, affecting Yosemite. After watching a video of a 1997 flood of the valley, students go to a website imbedded in this plan and answer questions.
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Natural Disasters
Pupils compose essays outlining the effects of floods on humans and their environments. Included in their essays are methods explaining how people have tried to adapt to floods. Using the Internet or provided written materials,...
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Bonneville Salt Flats Ecosystem
Young scholars discuss the annual ecosystem changes of the Bonneville Salt
Flats and the artificial changes made by man.They observe the annual ecosystem changes and the current additional flooding of the Bonneville Salt Flats by man.
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Learning About Weather
Students decide what type of weather they would like to write about such as tornadoes, hurricanes, snow, hail, floods, or another type of weather.
Then, they look up the information and jot down notes about that particular subject....
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