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NaturalHazardsLessonPlan
NaturalHazardsLessonPlan
BaileyKeller&LaurelMiner
Geo20203
April20,2015
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SectionA:Conceptintegrationandgeneralinformation
1. Introduction
:Thislessonwillhelpstudentsexplorehumanpopulationsand
explainwhypeoplelivenearcoastlines,explainthenegativeeffectssealevel
risewillhaveontheworldscoastalpopulations,andevaluatetheprosandcons
ofcoastalliving.Throughtheirexplorations,studentswillinterpretscientificand
geographicdata.Itisimportantforstudentstounderstandtheconsequencesof
changingsealevelsandhowitaffectsmillionsofpeople.Studentswillobtain
datathroughtheuseofinteractivemaps,studyingsealeveltends,andwatching
adocumentaryfromNationalGeographic.
2. Gradelevel(s)impacted
:Middleschool(7thgrade)
3. BackgroundScientificinformation
:Theconceptscoveredinthislesson
include:humanpopulationdispersion,climatechange,sealevelchange,and
anthropogenicprocesses.
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4. Cognitive,psychomotor,affectivedomains
:
a. Cognitive:
Thestudentswillbeusingtheinteractivemaps,andthe
documentarytogainknowledgeonsealevelchange,includingtherising
andfallingoftheoceanandsealevelsallaroundtheworld.Theywilluse
criticalthinkingskills,Evaluating,andunderstandingtointerpretthedata
andinformationtheywillbecollecting.
b. Psychomotor
:Throughthiswholelesson,thestudentswillbelookingat
theeffectsonsealevelchangesacrosstheglobeincludingplacesthatare
closetohome,andthiswillallowthemtoseethevastamountofpeople
thatitwillbeaffecting.
c. AffectiveDomains:
Thestudentsthemselveswillbepullingdatafrom
interactivewebsites,andcreatinggraphsandmodelsthatwillshowthe
impactsofsealevelchange.
5. Diversity
:Inthislessontherearemanyareasthattheteacherandthestudents
willtouchonthatwillincludeaculturaldiversity.Thestudentswillhavemultiple
chancestoresearchandobserveglobaldatafromcities.Theywillhavethe
chancetoanalyzeandformconclusionsoftheproblemsandsolutionsofthese
differentcommunitiesaroundtheworld.Thestudentswillhavethechanceto
discusshowsealevelchangesareaffectingpopulationsallaroundtheworld.
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6. Safetyinformation
:Whilestudentsareusingcomputerstocollectandinterpret
scientificandgeographicdata,besurestudentsareoncorrectwebsitesonly.
SectionB:Activityoractivities
1. Title
:EarthUnderwater:CoastalLiving
2. Objectives
:
i.
Studentswillexplorehumanpopulationsandexplainwhypeople
livenearcoastlines.
ii.
Studentswillbeabletoexplainthenegativeeffectssealevelrise
willhaveontheworldscoastalpopulations.
iii.
Studentswillbeabletoevaluatetheprosandconsofcoastalliving.
iv.
Studentswillinterpretscientificandgeographicdata.
3. Standards
:
a. E.ES.07.41
Explainhowhumanactivities(surfacemining,deforestation,
overpopulation,constructionandurbandevelopment,farming,dams,
landfills,andrestoringnaturalareas)changethesurfaceoftheEarthand
affectthesurvivaloforganisms.(GLCE)
b. MSESS32.
Analyzeandinterpretdataonnaturalhazardstoforecast
futurecatastrophiceventsandinformthedevelopmentoftechnologiesto
mitigatetheireffects.(NGSS)
4. Materialsandsetup
:
a. Materialslist
i.
Accesstocomputerlab/internetaccess
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ii.
Pencils/pens
iii.
Mapmaker:InteractiveMap
iv.
SeaLevelTrends:NOAA
v.
TodaysNews(Attachment#1)
vi.
EarthUnderwaterDocumentary
vii.
EarthUnderwaterViewingGuide(Attachment#2)
viii.
CheckYourUnderstanding(Attachment#3)
ix.
CoastalLiving:Pros&Cons(Attachment#4)
b. Setupprocedure
i.
Classroomsetofeachworksheet(Attachments#14)
ii.
Accesstocomputerlaborindividualcomputers
iii.
Projectortoplaydocumentary
5. Procedure
:
ENGAGE
TW
Engagestudentsindiscussionasking,
Wheredomostpeoplelive?
SW
Engageindiscussion
HavestudentsuseMapmaker:Interactive Studentswillmakeconnectionsbetween
Maptoanalyzeglobalpopulation
populationdensityandcoastlines
dispersionpatterns
EXPLORE
TW
IntroducestudentstoSeaLevelTrends:
NOAA
SW
Exploreglobalsealeveltrenddata
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Ask:aresealevelsrisingaroundthe
Engageindiscussion,askquestions,
world?Arethereareaswheresealevelis formconnections.
decreasing?Arethereanysimilarities
amongtheselocations?
Havestudentschoseonelocationaround Chosealocationandgraphdata.Present
theworldtographthesealeveltrend.
findingstoclass.
EXPLAIN
TW
Havestudentscreatetheirownnews
articleheadlineaboutacityaroundthe
worldthatisbeingimpactedbysealevel
changes.
SW
Chooseacitytocreatetheirownnews
article.Examplesofglobalcoastalcities:
NewYork,USAMiami,USA
Guangzhou,ChinaMumbai,India
Nagoya,JapanGuayaquil,Ecuador
Khulna,BangladeshRiodeJaneiro,
BrazilSaintMarc,Haiti.
Engagestudentsindiscussionabouthow Studentswillcreatetheirnewsarticleby
thesecitieswouldbeimpactedbysea
answeringthefollowingquestions:Who?
levelchanges.
What?Where?When?How?
ELABORATE
TW
SW
PlaythedocumentaryEarthUnderwater Watchandfilloutviewingguide.
byNationalGeographic.
EVALUATE
TW
Evaluatestudentslearningthrough2
differentassessments:CheckYour
UnderstandingquizaswellasaPros&
Consworksheet.
SW
Completeeachassessmenttothebestof
theirability.
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Gradeandhandbackassessments.
Answeranyfurtherquestions.
Askanyfurtherquestionsabout
misunderstoodmaterialsorsubject
matterforclarification.
6. Assessment:
Studentswillbeassessedusingbothformativeandsummativeassessments.Forthe
studentssummativeassessmentstheywillbeaskedtoresearchandcreateanews
article/headlineincludingwho,what,where,when,andwhy,alongwithcreatingpicture
depictingtheinformationinthenewarticle(attachment#1).Theywillalsobeaskedto
filloutaworksheetwhiletheyarewatchingthedocumentary
EarthUnderwater
by
NationalGeographic(attachment#2).Forthestudentsformativeassessments,theywill
becompletingtwoworksheetsthatwillpullalltheinformationtogether.Thefirstwillbe
acheckyourunderstandingquizthatwouldallowtheteacherandthestudentsee
wheretheyareat(attachment#3),andthesecondwouldbeaprosandconsofliving
onthecoast(attachment#4).
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Attachements:
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.
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LucasDonald,R.(n.d.).Location,Location:CoastalLiving.In
National
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MapmakerInteractive(n.d.).In
NationalGeographicEducation
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MichiganScienceGradeLevelContentExpectations(n.d.).In
Michigan
DepartmentofEducation
.RetrievedApril13,2015.
SeaLevelTrends(2013,October15).In
NOAATidesandCurrents
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Bretherton,P.(Narrator).(2010).
EarthUnderwaterWorldWideFlooding|Sea
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[Onlinevideo].HistoryChannel.RetrievedApril13,2015,from
YouTube.