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NaturalHazardsLessonPlan
BaileyKeller&LaurelMiner
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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.07.41Explainhowhumanactivities(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
filloutaworksheetwhiletheyarewatchingthedocumentaryEarthUnderwaterby
NationalGeographic(attachment#2).Forthestudentsformativeassessments,theywill
becompletingtwoworksheetsthatwillpullalltheinformationtogether.Thefirstwillbe
acheckyourunderstandingquizthatwouldallowtheteacherandthestudentsee
wheretheyareat(attachment#3),andthesecondwouldbeaprosandconsofliving
onthecoast(attachment#4).

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Attachements:
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WorksCited

DCIArrangementofStandards(n.d.).InNextGenerationScienceStandards.
RetrievedApril13,2015.

LucasDonald,R.(n.d.).Location,Location:CoastalLiving.InNational
Geographic.RetrievedApril13,2015.

MapmakerInteractive(n.d.).InNationalGeographicEducation.RetrievedApril
13,2015.

MichiganScienceGradeLevelContentExpectations(n.d.).InMichigan
DepartmentofEducation.RetrievedApril13,2015.

SeaLevelTrends(2013,October15).InNOAATidesandCurrents.Retrieved
April13,2015

Bretherton,P.(Narrator).(2010).EarthUnderwaterWorldWideFlooding|Sea
LevelRise[Onlinevideo].HistoryChannel.RetrievedApril13,2015,from
YouTube.