Earth and Environmental Science · Week 26 · Natural Hazards and Resilience
Flash Floods in the Desert
Investigating why dry desert soil sheds water and practicing calm, step by step decisions in emergencies.
- Students will
- Students plan an investigation of why dry desert soil sheds water and practice calm, step by step decisions during an emergency.
- SEL skill
- Use a stop, breathe, decide routine in a flood scenario
- What it looks like
- Students practice staying calm by using a short breathing and decision routine.
- Content focus
- Flash floods in the desert
- Format
- Role play
Self-management
Self-management is steering your feelings, thoughts, and actions in a way that helps you reach what you are working toward. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- HS-ESS2-5: High School Earth and Space Science performance expectation
- Science and engineering practice: SEP3 Planning and carrying out investigations
- Crosscutting concept: CCC2 Cause and effect
- CA Environmental Principles and Concepts: Principle III: Natural systems change in ways people benefit from and can influence
- Literacy in science: WHST.11-12.7 Conduct short and sustained research projects to answer a question or solve a problem.
- Traditional course: Earth and Environmental Science
Fits these textbook chapters
- Prentice Hall Earth Science, Chapter 6: Running Water and Groundwater
- Prentice Hall Earth Science, Chapter 7: Glaciers, Deserts, and Wind
- Prentice Hall Earth Science, Chapter 18: Moisture, Clouds, and Precipitation
- Prentice Hall Earth Science, Chapter 20: Weather Patterns and Severe Storms
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More self-management activities for Earth and Environmental Science
- Rain Shadow Self-managementModeling how mountains wring water from the air before it reaches the valley and noticing what drains or protects our emotional reserves.
- Groundwater Overdraft Self-managementComputing aquifer withdrawals and recharge and planning a personal habit that stays in balance like a budget.
- From Worry to Action Self-managementExplaining how human activity and Earth systems interact and practicing a worry to action routine for climate stress.
- Biodiversity on the Edge Self-managementDesigning a solution to protect Coachella Valley fringe toed lizard habitat and sticking with a complex problem.
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