lueckenr+weathering+erosion+and+deposition

=Heat, Water, Wind; Take Action!=

Please identify opportunities for differentiation. || [] [] ||
 * Title: ||< Heat, Water, Wind; Take Action!! ||
 * Subject: ||< Science ||
 * Grade: ||< 7th Grade ||
 * Purpose: || To understand the impact of a catastrophic event and determine ||
 * Time Frame: ||< about 2 weeks ||
 * Summary: ||< You will do a broadcast on hurricanes by following the tasks below. ||
 * Tasks: ||< 1)
 * Organize a field trip to the Bolivar Peninsula to observe the actual sight where events occured and to possibly interview people who experienced the effects of Hurricane Ike. Additional interviews could be produced via SKYPE so you could interview people across the world who live in hurricane prone areas.
 * Create weather broadcasts on how to predict catastrophic events, Create "How to be prepared" and what to do in the case of an upcoming event, etc
 * Students will establish contact with meteorologists, storm chasers, and people who have experienced a catastrophic event to gain insight on what they experienced
 * [|general example]: this is an activity that asks students to "retell" information, and is general enough to be applied across the curriculum
 * [|more specific example]: this is an activity connected with 3rd grade Science - circuits & electricity ||
 * Objectives: || * Predict and Describe how different types of catastrophic events impact ecosystems such as floods, hurricanes and tornados
 * Students will work in groups of 3 or 4 to research,develop and produce a 2 - 3 minute weather broadcast video, that will be posted to the class weather blog or wiki.
 * Please include at least one "Mash-Up" objective here, as well (student roles, Information Literacy, global empathy, higher-order thinking, etc.)
 * The teacher and class will make a checklist of what they think are the most important things to put in the broadscast. ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning?
 * Resources: ||< * What resources will be needed? Set up a wiki to organize the projects, Google Earth to share proximity of places where these events have occurred ||
 * Examples: ||< Our student examplemedia type="file" key="Movie_on_2011-06-08_at_13.07.mov" width="318" height="327" align="left"

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