Lesson plan

Forecast Cloudy with a Slight Chance of Showers: The Delay of the D-Day Invasion (1944)


GeoHistory GeoLiteracy

Description

In this lesson students will gain a better understanding of how particular weather systems are created, while also analyzing how people make decisions based on the weather. Students will increase their knowledge of the Allied invasion in Normandy, France, by investigating the role that weather played in the decision to invade the European continent.

Duration

2-3 class periods

Author

Suzanne
Vogt

Standards

7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface
15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past

Teacher Instructions

Student Materials

Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners

Supplemental Files

EUROPE.pdf (320.42 KB)
EU_BeforeWW2.pdf (635.74 KB)