Suggested Time: 50-60 minutes
Overview:
The lesson will have students thinking about a structural building that can withstand floods. Students will be building on knowledge they have already learned about natural disasters. They will understand that these natural disasters can significantly impact someone's life and the house they are living in. Students will research different structural buildings that already exist to help prevent flooding and then they will create a building of their own, following the engineering design process, that will withstand a flood. Their buildings will be tested at the end of the series of lessons to evaluate the success of their creation.
Vocabulary:
- Tsunami
- Flood
- Uproot
- Destruction
- Damage
- Shelter
- Surge
- Overflow
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
- Tape
- Glue
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.