Description
Your students will love learning about natural hazards with these engaging activities. Easy to follow and fun to use and teach. This comprehensive 5E packet is specially designed to align with the NGSS Middle School MS-ESS3-2 standard “analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.”
❤️”Students loved this activity”. Angela H.
❤️”This was great for my students to learn some information about different natural hazards, and the damages that they cause. It was great graph reading, with math practice as well. Great practice for students”. Kate W.
❤️“Fantastic Resource! I would highly recommend it – it is well worth the money!”. Holly M.
A google classroom distance learning version is also included so you’re all set whether you have face to face classes or have to teach remotely. You can relax and teach knowing that you’ve got this covered.
Topics covered include:
- What is a natural hazard
- Types of natural hazard
- Predicting a natural hazard
- Understanding the natural hazards in a region and their causes
- Human and economic cost of natural hazards
Here’s what’s included in this packet:
- Engagement activity including an editable I CAN objective statement
- Explore – science station lab (see below)
- Explain – fully editable powerpoint
- Elaborate -editable student choice board
- Evaluate – differentiated assessment
- Notes – differentiated
Science Stations
- ► Calculate It – Students will perform calculations on different natural disasters from supplied data.
- ► Analyze It – students are shown graphs of natural hazards. The questions on the station sheet will ask them questions based on these graphs.
- ► Read It – students read about a natural hazard disaster.
- ► Infer It – students are shown sheets with diagrams of the Ring of Fire and Earth’s Tectonic Plates. The questions on the station sheet will ask them to make inferences from these diagrams.
- ► Label It – students will create an infographic based on the provided text and data.
- ► Explain It – students are shown various ways that scientists can predict a natural disaster and they are asked to explain any 2 of these based on the graphic.
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