Title of Lesson: “Hurricane Webquest”

Group Name and Members – Dial Teg
First and Last Name:	Frank Cornish
First and Last Name:	Casey Johnson
First and Last Name:	Travis Taylor

Lesson Overview: How can you prepare a rural community for a major hurricane?
Lesson Plan Title:
	Essential Question	How can you prepare rural communities for major hurricanes?
	Lesson Questions	Describe what steps should be taken to educate the community on hurricane safety. How can you effectively educate potentially low educated people on the danger of hurricanes? Why is it necessary to provide the public with information on hurricane safety? What steps should government officials take to help the public prepare for the potential disaster? What steps should individuals take to prepare their family and their homes for the disaster?
Lesson Summary:
This lesson helps in not only educating students on hurricane safety and helping others prepare for potential disaster, but it also provides the learner with the opportunity to learn how to communicate on a broad basis.

Subject Area(s):

Business Education

Engineering

Home Economics

Language Arts

Music

School to Career

x Social Studies

Drama

Foreign Language

Industrial Technology

x Math

Physical Education

x Science

x Technology

X Other: Communication

Other:

Grade Level:

K-2

6-8

ESL

Gifted and Talented

x 3-5

9-12

Resource

Other:

TEKS:

The learner should learn how to communicate effectively with other persons. The learner should also be able to provide information on the history of weather related disasters in a given rural community and help the public prepare for the hurricane.

Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes:

The learner should learn how to effectively communicate with others and help prepare a community for a disaster based on their knowledge of hurricanes.

Lesson Plan Procedures:

Day 1, 50 minutes- The instructor will provide students with information on hurricanes through lecture and notes.

Day 2, 50 minutes- Students will be assigned groups by the instructor and will work through the Webquest presentation together. The instructor will continuously monitor students’ progress and answer questions.

Day 3, 50 minutes- Continued from Day 2, students will continue working with their assigned groups on the Webquest activity. Students should begin working on their plan of action for the rural community. The instructor will continue to monitor students’ progress and answer questions.

Day 4, 50 minutes- Continue working with assigned groups. The students should have their plan of action completed for the rural community by this time. The instructor will continue to monitor students’ progress and answer questions.

Day 5, 50 minutes- Assessment of the students’ knowledge. The learners will present their plan to the class with the class acting as a town meeting. The learners should be prepared to answer questions from the community (class) and will be graded based on the rubric provided.

Approximate Time Needed:

5- 50 minute class periods.

Prerequisite Skills:

The learner should have a thorough knowledge of how to use a computer and a web-based program to further their education.

Materials and Resources Required For Lesson

Camera

X Computer(s)

Digital Camera

DVD Player

X Internet Connection

Laser Disk

X Printer

X Projection System

Scanner

X Television

VCR

Video Camera

Video Conferencing Equip.

Other:

Technology – Software: (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet

X Desktop Publishing

X E-mail Software

Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Image Processing

X Internet Web Browser

X Multimedia

Web Page Development

X Word Processing

Other:

Printed Materials:

Science textbooks and possibly atlases.

Supplies:

Paper and pen. Possible poster boards and markers.

Internet Resources:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml

www.nhc..noaa.gov/aboutsshs.shtml

www.nhc.noaa.gov/haw2/english/history.shtml

http://meted.ucar.edu/hurricane/strike/

http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurc/hurtack/index.html

www.nhc.noaa.gov/haw2/english/basics.shtml

www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/hurricane.html

www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/landsea/deadly/table2.htm

www.nhc.noaa.gov/haw2/english/basic.shtml

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction
	Resource Student:	Student should be grouped with other students who are willing to work with cooperatively with the student. The student may also be given extra time for individual work and be allowed to attend CMC.
	Non-Native English Speaker:	The student(s) should be grouped with other bilingual students who are completely fluent in English to work with. Extra time may be necessary to finish the project.
	Gifted Student:	Gifted students should construct a PowerPoint presentation to present to the class based on how to prepare the town for the hurricane.
Student Assessment:		Please see the attached rubric for the presentation.

Title of Lesson: “Hurricane Webquest”

Technology – Hardware: (Click boxes of all equipment needed)