Chapter11:DealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
EssentialQuestion:Whatcausesextremeweather,andhowdopeopledealwithit?OverviewInthislesson,studentslearnabouthurricanesasanexampleofextremeweatherandhowpeopleintheCaribbeandealwiththisphysicalphenomenon.InaVisualDiscoveryactivity,studentsanalyzefiveimagesthatrepresentkeystagesinthelifeofahurricane:birth,strengthening,tracking,landfall,andaftermath.Students“stepinto”selectedimages,usinginformationfromtheirbookstobringtheimagestolife.TheyapplywhattheyhavelearnedbycreatingagovernmentagencybrochuretohelpcitizensplanforanddealwithhurricanesintheCaribbean.ObjectivesStudentswill•describetheweatherconditionsthatcauseahurricanetoformandstrengthen.•identifywaysinwhichpeopledealwithhurricanesintheCaribbean.•analyzetherelationshipbetweenanElNiñoandextremeweatheraroundtheworld.LanguageObjectives:1.Vocabulary/Geoterms:Studentswilldefineandexplaintheimportanceofthesekeygeographicterms:ElNiño,extremeweather,meteorology,naturaldisaster,tropicalcyclone.2.SpeakingandStructuredNoteTaking:StudentswillusethechapterGeotermsorallyandinwritingwhileanalyzinganddiscussingWhatcausesextremeweather,andhowdopeopledealwithit?
Chapter11:DealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
EssentialQuestion:Whatcausesextremeweather,andhowdopeopledealwithit?1stDOWNOWDoNow:Inyourgroupansweranddiscussthefollowingquestions:WhatareexamplesofextremeweatherintheBostonarea?HowdoestheextremeweatherimpactthelivesofthepeoplelivingintheBostonarea?Whatdoyouthinkcausesextremeweather?CompareandcontrasttheeffectsofextremeweatherinplaceslikeBostonandtheCaribbean.2ndDONOWDoNow:Inyourgroupansweranddiscussthefollowingquestions:Extremeweather,likehurricanes,cancausealotofdestructionincityorregion.Howwouldyouprepareforahurricane?Whatwouldyoubuy?Hint:thinkaboutnothavingpowerforatleastaweek.
CheckingforUnderstandingQuestions:Chapter11.21.Usingtheinformationinthe“IslandsintheSun”sub-sectiononpp.164,describehowtheCaribbeanislandswentfromtheTainoinhabitantstoatouristattraction.2.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingtheinformationfromthelastthreeparagraphsonpp.164.WhatisthenameforatropicalcycloneintheCaribbean?Wheredowegetourknowledgeoftropicalcyclones?3.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingthemaponpp.165.Whataretheweatherconditionssoutheast(SE)ofCuba?HowistheweatherinJamaicaandHaitisimilar?
CheckingforUnderstandingQuestions:Chapter11.31.Accordingtothefirstparagraphonpp.166,wheredoesthe“weathermachine”getitsenergyfrom?2.Usespecificevidenceanddatafromtextonpp.166tosupportthefollowingclaim:Thesunisthe“enginethatdrivestheweathermachine.3.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingthetextandmapfrompp.166.Howareprevailingwindscreated?WhatistheCorioliseffect?
CheckingforUnderstandingQuestions:Chapter11.3(PART2)1.Usespecificevidencefromtextonpp.167tosupportthefollowingclaim:ElNinoisagoodexampleofhowchangesinprevailingwindsandoceancurrentscancauseextremeweather2.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingthemaponpp.167.Accordingtothemaponpp.167,whichoceanshavemoretropicalcyclones?Accordingtothemaponpp.167,whichcontinentsexperiencethemosttropicalcyclones?Accordingtothemaponpp.167,whichdirectiondomosttropicalcyclonestravel?
CheckingforUnderstandingQuestions:Chapter11.6/11.71.Answerthefollowingquestionsusingthetextfrompp.170.Howdometeorologistsdecidewhenastormbecomesahurricane?Whatmethoddometeorologistsusetonameahurricane?Whenisaspecificnameretired?2.Imageyoulivedinabeachfronthouse.Meteorologistshavepredictedahurricanewillmakelandfallinyourcity.WhichSaffir-Simpsonscalerating(1-5)wouldcauseyoutoleaveyourhouseandmoveinland?Justifyyouranswertothehypotheticalquestionusingspecificevidencefromthetextandimagesatthebottomofpages170and171.
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Chapter11.2:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:WhatmotivatedEuropeancoloniststosetupplantationsintheCaribbean?HowdoyouthinktropicalcyclonesimpactthecashcropsandtourismintheCaribbean?
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Chapter11.2:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:WhatmotivatedEuropeancoloniststosetupplantationsintheCaribbean?HowdoyouthinktropicalcyclonesimpactthecashcropsandtourismintheCaribbean?
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Chapter11.3:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:Whydomanytropicalcyclonesformclosetotheequator?
Chapter11.3:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:Whydomanytropicalcyclonesformclosetotheequator?
Chapter11.6/11.7:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:WhyistheSaffir-Simpsonscaleimportantforpeoplelivinginareaswherehurricanesoccur?Whatcouldhappenifmeteorologiststoppedtrackingandcategorizinghurricanes?
Chapter11.6/11.7:ExitTicketDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Answerthefollowingquestionsusingevidencefromthechaptersection:WhyistheSaffir-Simpsonscaleimportantforpeoplelivinginareaswherehurricanesoccur?Whatcouldhappenifmeteorologiststoppedtrackingandcategorizinghurricanes?
Chapter11AssessmentDealingwithExtremeWeather:HurricanesintheCaribbean
Introduction:Extremeweather,likehurricanes,hascausedalotofdestructionaroundtheworld.HurricanesareapartofthedailylifeforpeoplelivinginregionsliketheCaribbean.Duringthelast80years,meteorologistshavebeenstudyingextremeweatherandhavedevelopedeffectivemethodstohelppreventmajordisasters.UsingtheinformationwehavegatheredfromtheChapter11text,youaregoingtowriteapersuasiveessaythatshowsthebenefitsofstudyingextremeweather.Directions:InthisassignmentIwantyoutoimagineyouareameteorologistwhowantsmorefunding(money)forstudyingextremeweather.Writeapersuasiveessaythatshowsthebenefitsofstudyingextremeweather.Besuretoaddressthefollowingquestionsinyouressay:1.Howarepeopleaffectedbyextremeweather?2.Whatkindofdestructioncanresultfromextremeweather,likehurricanes?3.Howaremeteorologistshelpingpreventmajordestructionfromextremeweatherlikehurricanes?GradingRubric:Aswithourotheressays,youressaywillbegradedonaccuracy,clarityandengagement.Accuracy:10Points(eachitemisworth5points)_______Essaycorrectlyidentifiesatleasttwopiecesofevidencefromthetext._______Thereisatleastonestrongquotefromthetextbookthatisusedcorrectly.ClarityandEngagement:10Points_______Essayisclearlywrittenwithcompletesentencesandcorrectlyuseskeygeographyterms.(Thisincludesusingthewords‘their’and‘there’.)
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#1Writeaparagraphdescribinghowpeopleareaffectedbyextremeweather.Besuretoincludeevidencefromthetext
#2Writeaparagraphdescribingthekindofdestructionthatcanresultfromextremeweather,likehurricanes?Besuretoincludeevidencefromthetext
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#3Writeaparagraphdescribinghowmeteorologistshelppreventmajordestructionfromextremeweatherlikehurricanes?Besuretoincludeevidencefromthetext
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