Objectives:
NGSS Standards:
- 3.ESS2-1. Make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impacts of a weather related hazard.
Common Core Math Standards:
Measurement and Data
- Geometry
Project Materials:
- Cardboard
- Plastic Wrap
- Toilet paper cardboard rolls
Multimedia Resources:
Optional Multimedia Resources:
Before the Lesson/Background Information
Homework from previous session:
The Lesson:
Part 1:
Part 2:
Part 3:
Technology Connection:
If technology is available students can research different architecture of houses built in places where it commonly floods.
Art Connection:
- In addition to the lesson, students can decorate the outside of their house as long as it is weather-proofed for the flood test.