By Ms. McKalpain for her classroom

Water is something everyone Water is something everyone needs.needs.

But when But when there is too there is too much, or much, or too little, too little, we can run we can run into BIG into BIG problems!problems!

Can you think of any problems Can you think of any problems water could cause? Write water could cause? Write three of these down…three of these down…

When you are

finished writing, click to

next page.

Here are a few water Here are a few water disasters:disasters:

•HurricanesHurricanes

•FloodsFloods

•DroughtsDroughts

HurricanesHurricanes

A hurricane is a tropical storm with winds that have reached a constant speed of 74 miles per hour or more. When a hurricane approaches, the sky gets dark, and the winds are extremely high! Hurricanes can last for months! These are not something that we can prevent. It is natural. A hurricane happens when the wind and temperature of the sea conflict.

Write down 2 things you learned about Hurricanes. Then go to the

next slide. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO!! (The Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Floods…Floods…Floods are common

in the United States. A flood happens

when there is too much water in a given amount of space. This is

usually because of lots and lots of rain

or storms in an area. Floods can damage

an area greatly. Many lives are also

lost due to flooding. There is no way to prevent flooding. There are ways to help the situation

though.

CLICK HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FLOODS (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Write down 3 things you learned about

flooding. Then click to the next slide.

Droughts…Droughts…A drought occurs when there is not enough water! When this happens, crops could be damaged and farmers could loose lots of money. A drought is a result of an imbalanced amount of rainfall. We do not have control over how much rain there is. Droughts are natural.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DROUGHT INFO!! (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

Write down 3 things you learned about droughts. Then

click on the next slide.

Now you have learned about Now you have learned about three water disasters in our three water disasters in our world.world.

• HurricanesHurricanes

• FloodsFloods

• DroughtsDroughts

Write down one Write down one good thing that good thing that water does for water does for you. Color the you. Color the picture on your picture on your worksheet. We worksheet. We will have a will have a discussion. You discussion. You will also be able will also be able to make your to make your own PowerPoint own PowerPoint Presentation!!!Presentation!!!