Earth and Environmental Science · Week 30 · Natural Hazards and Resilience
Hazards and Fairness
Arguing whether hazard risks fall equally on all communities and considering the perspectives of those most affected.
- Students will
- Students argue from evidence whether hazard risk falls equally on all communities and consider the views of those most affected.
- SEL skill
- Restate another person's perspective before responding
- What it looks like
- Students practice empathy by restating another person's perspective before responding.
- Content focus
- Hazards and fairness
- Format
- Partner exchange
Social awareness
Social awareness is understanding and empathizing with others, including those from different backgrounds and cultures. More social awareness 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-ESS3-1: High School Earth and Space Science performance expectation
- Science and engineering practice: SEP7 Engaging in argument from evidence
- Crosscutting concept: CCC2 Cause and effect
- CA Environmental Principles and Concepts: Principle V: Decisions affecting resources and natural systems are complex and involve many factors
- Literacy in science: WHST.11-12.1 Write arguments focused on discipline specific content.
- Traditional course: Earth and Environmental Science
More social awareness activities for Earth and Environmental Science
- Spheres That Interact Social awarenessAnalyzing data on feedbacks among Earth's spheres and seeing how one person's change ripples through a group.
- The Shrinking Salton Sea Social awarenessSimulating the Salton Sea water balance and listening to how shrinking shorelines affect nearby families and wildlife.
- Urban Heat Islands Social awarenessMeasuring surface temperatures around campus and considering who lives and works in the hottest places.
- Working in the Heat Social awarenessCommunicating the warning signs of heat illness for farmworkers and athletes and practicing noticing when someone needs help.
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RoseThread Connect activities are drafted with the help of AI and shaped by educators. Students never have to share anything personal. Our five SEL skills are informed by CASEL's SEL Framework; RoseThread Learning is not affiliated with or endorsed by CASEL.