EXTREME WEATHER AND NATURAL DISASTERS: How do we cause and how do we respond to natural disasters? WG.8.B Describe the interaction between humans and the physical environment and analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters SUCH AS El Niño floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes [READINESS STANDARD] YSLETA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT SOCIAL STUDIES INSTRUCTIONAL TEAM

This is nature…

Can you describe what’s happening? This is nature… Can you describe what’s happening? GONE WILD!

Which words are you familiar with, and which do you need help knowing? Human Impact Natural Disaster Consequences Tectonic Activity Drought Volcano Hurricane Tornado Earthquake Population Overgrazing Deforestation Monsoon Flood Tsunami

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see “Deforestation”, this is a human impact on the environment. http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/deforestation.htm

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-floods

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/natural-disasters/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane-disaster

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see http://gmcropss.yolasite.com/drought-tolerance.php

Human Impact or Natural Disaster Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-volcanoes

What’s the connection among these disasters? Volcano, earth quake, fault line, tsunami They happen when the earth is active

What’s the connection among these disasters? Volcano, earth quake, fault line, tsunami They happen because of air or water

What’s the connection among these disasters? They happened because of human impact http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-news/southwest-china-water-shortage-yunnan-drought-32075.html http://www.weru.ksu.edu/new_weru/multimedia/dustbowl/dustbowlpics.html http://www.katrina.com/

What’s the relationship? If “volcanoes erupt” than “tsunamis occur” because it creates disturbances on the ocean floor where whirlpools swirl an/ Where are we? JAPAN http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1365414/Japan-earthquake-tsunami-disrupts-currents-Huge-whirlpools-form-coast.html If _____________ than _______________ Because ____________________________.

Let’s see what we know… Which can you answer now, and which do you need a hint? Japan sits along a subduction zone which makes it a hotbed of volcanic and tectonic activity. What can these activities create in an ocean environment? F monsoons G tsunamis H El Ninas J typhoons Because the island regions of Southeast Asia were formed by tectonic forces, all of the following are hazards that they face except — F tsunamis G volcanoes H hurricanes J earthquakes

What is El Nino? Ocean winds change yearly, causing “lethal heatwaves in India and Texas, rainfall in Texas, late monsoons, fires in the Indonesian rainforests, floods in Bangladesh and China, mudslides in California, drought in Australia and harvest failures in Africa.” http://www.i-fink.com/articles/articles/el_nino/ NORMAL EL NINO

Let’s see what we know… Can you answer now, or do you need a hint? How does an El Niño affect Texas? A increased rainfall B less rainfall C more tornadoes D fewer tornadoes

Talk to each other, and then talk to me… WG.8.B Describe the interaction between humans and the physical environment and analyze the consequences of extreme weather and other natural disasters SUCH AS El Niño floods, tsunamis, and volcanoes. How do we cause and how do we respond to natural disasters? Use the word wall words to answer.

Resources http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/deforestation.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-floods http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/natural-disasters/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane-disaster http://gmcropss.yolasite.com/drought-tolerance.php http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-volcanoes