1. 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

2. This is nature…

3. GONE WILD! Can you describe what’s happening?

4. Which words are you familiar with, and which do you need help knowing? Human ImpactNatural DisasterConsequences Tectonic ActivityDroughtVolcano HurricaneTornadoEarthquake PopulationOvergrazingDeforestation MonsoonFloodTsunami

5. Human Impact or Natural Disaster? Use the word wall words to describe what you see

11. What’s the connection among these disasters? They happen when the earth is active

12. What’s the connection among these disasters? They happen because of air or water

13. What’s the connection among these disasters? They happened because of human impact

14. What’s the relationship? If _____________ than _______________ Because ____________________________.

15. 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

16. What kind of extreme weather would you expect here? How do you think they would respond to their disasters?

17. What kind of extreme weather would you expect here? How do you think they would respond to their disasters?

18. What kind of extreme weather would you expect here? How do you think they would respond to their disasters?

19. What kind of extreme weather would you expect here? How do you think they would respond to their disasters?

20. 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.” NORMAL EL NINO

21. 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

22. 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.

23. Resources http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/gree n-science/deforestation.htmhttp://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/gree n-science/deforestation.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deforestation http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts- about-floodshttp://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts- about-floods http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environm ent/natural-disasters/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane- disasterhttp://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environm ent/natural-disasters/how-to-prepare-for-a-hurricane- disaster http://gmcropss.yolasite.com/drought-tolerance.php http://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts- about-volcanoeshttp://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts- about-volcanoes