Unit 5.4 Heavy rainfall and landslides part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Students assume various roles (e.g., school superintendent) and use online maps to explore landslide hazards in Southern California. They examine the landslide problems from different perspectives, and they apply ...

Unit 5: How do you prepare for floods and landslides? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Students learn about surface processes by exploring flooding and landslides, and how humans design communities to mitigate associated hazards. This makes sense because water, in general, and high-flow events in ...

Unit 5.3: Should we rebuild after a disaster? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Students consider whether or not an apartment building damaged by a landslide should be repaired and reoccupied at a specific site on Lake Granbury, Texas. To make a decision, they examine a landslide that happened ...

Notes: part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
January 13, 2022 Scientist Spotlights- not a good spot to place in Unit 1 Need to talk about the inclusive strategies we are using (TILT assignments) and talk the students through the first assignment and tell why ...

Unit 4.6: Are Hurricanes causing more damage now? part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
In this unit, students are introduced to ways that hurricanes cause damage and create models of why hurricane damage has changed throughout the recorded history of hurricanes in the USA. Students make connections ...

Course Overview part of TIDeS:TIDeS Teaching Materials:Earth Science
Course Learning Goals At the end of this course, students will be able to: Apply science and engineering practices to address questions about Earth and/or planetary systems. Analyze and interpret data to ...