Curriculum Unit
With Great Power, Comes Great Responsibility
Natural Disasters, Climate Change and Human Cobtribution
Julie V McCann
Title Author
KEY LEARNING, ENDURING UNDERSTANDING, ETC.
The students will understand: -the science vocabulary introduced and taught in this unit. – what is climate change and the causes
-how climate change increases the severity and frequency of disasters. – characteristics of various disasters (hurricane, tornado, volcano…)
ESSENTIAL QUESTION(S) for the UNIT
What is climate change?
How are disasters and climate change inter-related?
What can be done to decrease climate change resulting in a decrease in storms and storm severity?
CONCEPT A CONCEPT B CONCEPT C
Climate Change
Disasters
Human Impact
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS A ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS B ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS C
What are natural disasters?
What are fires/floods/drought/blizzard?
What is a hurricane/tsunami/tornado?
What is a volcano/earthquakes?
What can be done to reduce storms and storm severity? How can we prepare for disasters?
What is the difference between climate and weather? What is climate change?
How does climate change affect storms?
VOCABULARY A VOCABULARY B VOCABULARY C
natural disaster, tornado, hurricane, tsunami, volcano, flood, drought, forest fire, volcano, earthquake, blizzard
Climate, weather, climate change, greenhouse gases, over population, methane, carbon dioxide, sea level rise, fossil fuels, atmosphere, resources,
prepare, vulnerability, recovery, media, safety plans, evacuate, adaptability, response, mitigation, brownfields, bridging capital,
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/MATERIAL/TEXT/FILM/RESOURCES
What Can You Do to Stop Global Warming by Laurie David and Cambria Gorda, Magic School Bus and the Climate Change by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus Weathers the Storm by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus Blows Its Top by Joanna Cole, Voyage to the Volcano by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Earthquakes by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus Twister Trouble by Joanna Cole, Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Forest Fires by Joanna Cole, Wildfires! By Seymour Simon, Global Warming by Seymour Simon, Super Storms by Seymour Simon, Earthquakes by Seymour Simon, Tornadoes by Seymour Simon, Hurricanes by Seymour Simon, Volcanoes by Seymour Simon, I Can Read About Earthquakes and Volcanoes by Deborah Merrians. I will also use SciKids and Crash Course videos from YouTube.