Flooding: How Uncle Sam Can Help

GeoLiteracy
Lesson Plan Content
Description: 
In this lesson students will learn the impact of natural disasters on the human environment. Students also will learn the process by which a bill becomes a federal law. Using their knowledge of how Congress passes new laws, students will propose a bill to assist in lessening the human and environmental impact of flooding.
Author: 
Sheila Nice and Cheryl Wiens
Grade Range: 
5
Duration: 
2 class periods
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Standards
National Geography Standards: 
14: How human actions modify the physical environment
15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
18: How to apply geography to interpret the present and plan for the future