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.