Middle School Drought Unit | CEEE

Middle School Drought Unit Environmental hazards—such as wildfire, flood, and drought—are increasingly affecting communities in Colorado. With this rise in hazardous events, there is a pressing need for communities to become more resilient through education, preparation, and planning. This unit is for Middle School students to learn about drought.  Context for Use We suggest teaching the following sequence of lessons for a middle school drought unit: Lesson 1 - The Vocabulary of Hazards Lesson 2 - Envisioning a Resilient Future Lesson 3 - A Changing Climate: Understanding Drought in Colorado Lesson 4 - HEART Force Drought Game Lesson 5 - Exploring Local Hazard Mitigation Plans Lesson 6 - Communicate Existing Plans Lesson 7 - Design a Resilient Future Folsom Lake Drought 87 by Vince Mig Program Hazard Education, Awareness, and Resilience Task Force Resource Type Unit Topics Colorado-Based Community Resilience & Climate Action Community-focused Natural Hazards Water Resources Middle School NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3B: Natural Hazards ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date January 18, 2023 Funding Information Middle School Drought Unit Funding Information × NOAA award number NA18SEC0080007 funded as part of the  NOAA Environmental Literacy Program .  Close Goals Header What Student Will Do Students will understand the meaning of preparedness, mitigation, and resilience, and be able to distinguish between the terms. Students will create a vision for the future of their community. They will understand the different sectors that make a community function and decide what resources are important to maintain and create. Analyze drought data to identify patterns of drought history and risk in Colorado. Communicate information about the causes and effects of drought in your community. Explain what community members should do in response to a drought.  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. Students will understand the vulnerability of their community to hazards [drought]. Students will be able to explain the mitigation actions being taken in their county to address the hazard [drought]. Students will understand the vulnerability of their community to (drought). Students will be able to communicate the mitigation actions being taken in their County to address (drought) to their peers/community. Students will create a human-centered design solution for their community to increase community resilience. Teaching 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 Curriculum Materials (Google Drive folder) HEART Force Curriculum Materials (Google Drive folder) Similar Resources High School Drought Unit High School Flood Unit Middle School Flood Unit HEART Force Curriculum Overview