Middle and High School STEAM Curriculum for Southeast Educators
Kids Teaching Flood Resilience
High School Curriculum
Download Prologue
Prologue: Once Upon a Flood Prone Community
In this introduction to weather resilience, students learn about sciencing; actively participating in the process of asking, finding, interpreting, and deciding.
Get Hurricane Smart Rap
KTFR Flood Resilience Survey
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Act I: Being in a Situation
Students discover that “Flood Blindness” is potentially deadly condition, especially when a hurricane is coming. The only “cure” is building resilience capacity. The process begins with an honest reckoning: are you hurricane smart yet? Complete the KTFR Flood Resilience Survey and find out.
KTFR Flood Resilience Survey
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Act II: Get Weather and NHC Smart!
Students combine geography, meteorology, and science to size up a hurricane situation. Additionally, they learn how to interpret NHC storm graphics.
NHC Storm Tracking Chart Handout
NOAA Atlantic Basin Hurricane Tracking Chart
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Act III: Get Place Wise
Using models, maps, and technology, students learn how the moon, tides, wind, rain, and the terrain and drains all factor into the way a flooding scenario unfolds.
NHC Storm Tracking Chart Handout
Moon Tide Factors Activity
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Act IV: Get Storm Surge Smart
Students learn how storm surge occurs, and how a confluence of factors can create a worst-case situation. Additionally, they learn to use data to create a model to visualize worsening storm surge risk over time.