Hurricanes and the Damage Caused

Grand Challenges: Understanding the American Experience

Summary: In this article, the author talks about the mess that Hurricane Florence has left in its wake. The article discusses how the Howard family in New Bern, North Carolina has been forced to moved in with family that has some damage from the hurricane, but not as much as the Howard home. While this talks about one family’s struggle through Hurricane Florence, it begins to bring in statistics of Craven County and the housing crisis that they are already in. The article also states how many houses within the community have found several issues that are causing families to move in with other families and friends and not return to shelters.

Lesson: After reading this article, I was trying to decide how to integrate this into a science lesson. For this lesson, I would put students into groups of 2–3 to read the article. While reading the article, the students should be writing down details that they think are important. They should have at least 10 details that they can later use to help them in asking clarification questions for global temperatures. After reading the article, students will choose a topic they did not understand and research it more. After research is done, students will then take a look at how global warming may have caused the changes in environmental storms. Students will share out 3 things they learned through this less, 2 things they are still no understanding, and 1 question that they want answered. To assess this lesson, I will have rubric ready for students to lay out how they worked through each section of the article.

Misconceptions:

• Why are we learning about global warming?
• What does this have to do with science?
• How do we, as Montanans, know global warming is affecting our weather?

Other Way Taught: On PBS, the teacher taught the students in two parts. During the first part, the teacher began discussing the greenhouse effect. They post the term greenhouse effect on the wall somewhere where every student can see it. After ask the students to think about a definition for the greenhouse effect and write down the definition to be shared out. After doing the share out, students will watch a Flash animation that describes the greenhouse effect and its relation to global warming. Part 2 includes comparing points of view on global warming. The lessons has 3 broadcasts that can be viewed in the classroom for a detailed account of global warming and the controversy behind it. The lesson has students work on a Venn Diagram and use the resources given to complete the graphic organizer. After they are finished with Part 3, students will move into forming opinions about global warming through writing a persuasive paragraph. After finishing the paragraph students will move into creating a final project that will allow for students to create something that will share their positions on global warming and increases awareness of global warming.

Standard for 6–8 Grade Earth and Space Science: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.