Science: The Power of Water
Enduring Understandings
1) Water is a powerful force that can create and destroy.
2) The moon's gravitational forces have a deep impact on water's movement and it's ability to be destructive.
2) The moon's gravitational forces have a deep impact on water's movement and it's ability to be destructive.
Essential Questions
1) How does water move so that it can be destructive to life and property?
2) What outside influences help water move in a positive or negative way?
3) Why are the phenomenons of storm surges and tsunamis so destructive?
2) What outside influences help water move in a positive or negative way?
3) Why are the phenomenons of storm surges and tsunamis so destructive?
Lessons/Activities
Day One:
Do Now: Watch the short videos on how tsunami's and storm surges are created. Then have students do a short journal. Ask them the following: How are tsunami's formed? What did you learn that you didn't know before?
Lesson: Have the students (either as small groups or individuals) pick which of the following events that they would like to research involving storm surges or tsunamis: Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Sandy, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, or the Japanese Tsunami.They should then do research on the event they chose. They should try and find answers to these basic questions and more!
1) How did the storm surge or tsunami form?
2) What impacts did the water have on structures and human life?
3) Could these disasters have been less destructive or have fewer people die?
4) What should people do to prepare for these kind of events?
Students should choose a medium to present their findings.
Day Two:
Do Now: (Short Journal) What did you learn about tides during the field trip? What stood out to you the most? What was the most interesting thing overall that you learned and why?
Lesson: Students should continue their research and have their presentations finished by the end of class and turned in.
Day Three: (Teacher Discretion)
Have the students present their projects to the class in a speech.
Do Now: Watch the short videos on how tsunami's and storm surges are created. Then have students do a short journal. Ask them the following: How are tsunami's formed? What did you learn that you didn't know before?
Lesson: Have the students (either as small groups or individuals) pick which of the following events that they would like to research involving storm surges or tsunamis: Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Camille, Hurricane Sandy, the Indian Ocean Tsunami, or the Japanese Tsunami.They should then do research on the event they chose. They should try and find answers to these basic questions and more!
1) How did the storm surge or tsunami form?
2) What impacts did the water have on structures and human life?
3) Could these disasters have been less destructive or have fewer people die?
4) What should people do to prepare for these kind of events?
Students should choose a medium to present their findings.
Day Two:
Do Now: (Short Journal) What did you learn about tides during the field trip? What stood out to you the most? What was the most interesting thing overall that you learned and why?
Lesson: Students should continue their research and have their presentations finished by the end of class and turned in.
Day Three: (Teacher Discretion)
Have the students present their projects to the class in a speech.
Resources
Tsunami 101
Hurricane IQ: What is Storm Surge?
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