HEART Force Drought Game | CEEE
In this interactive game, students work in three "resilience teams" to solve community challenges that arise during the course of an extreme drought event by using available individual and community resources.
HEART Force Drought Game In this interactive game, students work in three "resilience teams" to solve community challenges that arise during the course of an extreme drought event by using available individual and community resources. Context for Use This lesson is best used after the drought hazard lesson in the HEART Force curricular unit, for students to apply their learning and respond to a hypothetical drought in their own community. Preceding lessons: Middle School: A Changing Climate: Understanding Drought in Colorado High School: Adapting to Extremes: Exploring the Science of Drought in Colorado Potential lessons to follow include: HEART Force Pathways to Resilience Action Projects Drought game spinner Programs Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force Teaching and Learning with Games Resource Type Game Topics Colorado-Based Community Resilience & Climate Action Community-focused Natural Hazards Water Resources Middle School High School Instructional Time 40-60 minutes NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3B: Natural Hazards ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date August 1, 2019 Funding Information HEART Force Drought Game Funding Information × NOAA award number NA18SEC0080007 funded as part of the NOAA Environmental Literacy Program. Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Evaluate information on drought conditions to appropriately use community resources to respond to a drought in their community by assessing the causes and effects of extreme drought . Design solutions to address drought risk using a system model of a community drought response effort . Materials User note: To make an editable copy of the teaching materials in Google Drive, select File > "Make a copy". This will make a copy for you to save to your own drive and edit as you see fit. HEART Force Drought Game Materials HEART Force Drought Game Materials (Google Folder) Drought Game Teacher Guide Drought Game Teacher Guide (Google Doc) Drought Game Board File Drought Game Board.pdf Drought Game Role Nametags File Drought Game Role Nametags_0.pdf Drought Game Reservoir Level Marker File Drought Game Reservoir Level Marker.pdf Drought Game Editable Reservoir Level Markers Drought Game Editable Reservoir Level Markers Drought Game Resilience Strategy List File Drought Game Resilience Strategy List.pdf Drought Game Role Cards File Drought Game Role Cards.pdf Drought Game Slides Drought Game Slides (Google Slides) Drought Game Outcome Spinners File Drought Game Outcome Spinners.pdf Drought Resilience Game High School Student Worksheet Drought Resilience Game High School Student Worksheet (Google Doc) Drought Resilience Game Middle School Student Worksheet Drought Resilience Game Middle School Student Worksheet (Google Doc) Description Students must invest wisely in resilience measures that will maximize the community's ability to bounce back from drought. Students work in three "resilience teams" to determine the strategies that they will invest in as a community. Students take on the role of community stakeholders and consider the effects of climate on different sectors of their community Similar Resources HEART Force Flood Response Game