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 periodsAuthor
Suzanne
Vogt
Standards
7: The physical processes that shape the patterns of Earth's surface15: How physical systems affect human systems
17: How to apply geography to interpret the past
Teacher Instructions
VogtD-DayInvasionT.pdf
(174.84 KB)
Student Materials
VogtD-DayInvasionS.pdf
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D-DayInvasion.ppt
(1.56 MB)
GeographicConsiderations.pdf
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Solving the Ocean.pdf
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Materials To Assist Teachers and English Language Learners
Supplemental Files
EUROPE.pdf
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EU_BeforeWW2.pdf
(635.74 KB)