Lesson 4 Flood control

Vocabulary: dams, food, foodway, levees, reservoir,

storm drain management
Students will make a foldable brochure selling all the
food controlling devises ofered to the food waters.
From the powerpointsgrand discussion, student
research with charts years, and personal e!periences
students will create a colorful refection with details
describing their facts and "ndings of each item.
#ssential $uestions
%. &hat happens when a dam or levee fall'
(. )ow do swamps, estuaries, and other wetlands
help to control foods'
*. )ow are a levee and a dam alike' )ow are they
diferent'
K5 Science Endorsement GPS Lesson Plan
Title
How can Floods be Controlled?
Teacher(s)
T!"#eil
E$mail
+racey.,-.eil/sccpss.com
School
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Lesson
Title
)ow can Floods be 1ontrolled'
Grade
Le%el
2th
Conce&ts
(s)
Tar'eted
Lesson Essential ()estions
%. &hat happens when a dam or levee fall'
(. )ow do swamps, estuaries, and other wetlands help to control foods'
*. )ow are a levee and a dam alike' )ow are they diferent'
Geor'ia Per*ormance Standards $ cut and paste standard 3 and standard from
www.georgiastandards.org 4elate the role of technology and human intervention in the
control of constructive and destructive processes. #!amples include, but are not limited to
5 Seismological studies,
5 Flood control, 6dams, levees, storm drain management, etc.7
5 8each reclamation 69eorgia coastal islands7
Sa*et+ Considerations ,
0nternet safety

The Learnin' Plan- :8riefy describe the se;uence of activities for the lesson.< 0n
the course of the planning identify at least % of the 2 =#-s>. ,utline the speci"c #-s below:
#.9?9#: Slide Show displaying recent resultsdamaging areas of food waters
#@AB,4#: From the powerpointsgrand discussion, student research with
charts years, and personal e!periences students will create a colorful
refection with details describing their facts and "ndings of each item.
#@AB?0.: +hey will create a colorful refection with details describing their facts
and "ndings of each item.
#@+#.C: Students will make a foldable brochure selling all the food
controlling devises ofered to the food waters. Strategies for diferentiating for
diferent learners would include but not limit to having background building models
available so they can create a concert idea of the food controlling concepts.
#V?BD?+#: AroEect 4ubric based 6attached7 along with the two worksheets posted above.
Title o* the Lesson-
Lesson Lo'istics./aterials- ?ll materialsnotes from controlling foods.
!&enin'.Hoo0.1nitial Foc)s-
Slide Show displaying recent resultsdamaging areas of food waters
2or0 Session-
#@AB,4#: From the powerpointsgrand discussion, student research with
charts years, and personal e!periences students will create a colorful
refection with details describing their facts and "ndings of each item.
#@AB?0.: +hey will create a colorful refection with details describing their facts
and "ndings of each item.
Closin'-
#@+#.C: Students will make a foldable brochure selling all the food
controlling devises ofered to the food waters. Strategies for diferentiating for
diferent learners would include but not limit to having background building models
available so they can create a concert idea of the food controlling concepts.
#V?BD?+#: AroEect 4ubric based 6attached7