Natural Disasters: Flooding
by Deliah Cottle
This lesson plan gives students the opportunity to create a floodplain with model houses and a floodplain. Students must also identify text features, the main idea and cause/effect when determining the impact of floods on a community.
Lesson Grade Level
3rd GradeLesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11MUNVdZd7rhxx7hF07QqCjNi6c4p3ivP/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Earth and Space Science E1: Earth Systems Engineering S4: Apply Science to Engineering English Language Arts (ELA) Reading (Informational Text)
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