Weather: Advantages in Survival

Weather: Advantages in Survival

How do organisms survive weather-related hazards?

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Science+_Weather
Course
Course
Science+
Subjects
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade Levels
3
Duration (hours)
Duration (Approx hours)
25
Overview
In this module, students explore how organisms survive weather-related hazards. They will use authentic data to understand trends in temperature and precipitation around the world. Students create their own line graph to show their results. Students will design a structure to decrease the impact of flooding.  
Standards
3-LS2-1
3-LS4-2
3-LS4-3
3-ESS2-1
3-ESS3-1
3-5 ETS1-2
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Title
Focus Question: How do organisms survive weather-related hazards?
Content

Guide students in developing a class focus question about the phenomenon. How do organisms survive weather-related hazards?

Title
Discovery 1: What causes floods?
Content

The floods can be caused by heavy precipitation, river overflow, strong wings, a dam breaking, or snow melting. 

Title
Discovery 2: How can we predict when severe weather might happen?
Content

We cannot predict all severe weather events, but meteorologists pay attention to the weather to predict when a flood might happen. Some parts of the world experience flooding at certain times every year.

Title
What kinds of organisms can survive floods?
Content

Some plants and animals have adaptations that help them survive in habitats that experience regular flooding. Ants would be able to survive in a floodplain.

Title
How do groups of animals survive severe weather events?
Content

Animals form groups that help them survive severe weather events. For example, groups of ants work together to build a raft to stay afloat in a flood.

Title
How can people protect themselves from weather-related hazards?
Content

People design structures, like levees and lightning rods, to protect themselves from floods and other severe weather events.

Title
Engineering Design Project: Designing a Structure to Decrease the Impact of Flooding
Content

You live in an area that experiences regular flooding. You are an engineer who has been hired to design a structure that decreases the impact of this flood.