Hurricane Ida was an extremely destructive hurricane that made landfall in the United States in 2021. It caused major flooding in many states, ruining and destroying thousands of homes. Although the effects of hurricanes like Ida can be very severe, there are solutions that can reduce the impact of hurricanes and flooding. We will explore those solutions in this lesson.
Map showing a hurricane about to make landfall on the coast of the United States
Solutions to Hurricane Impacts
Grade 5
Hurricane Ida was an extremely destructive hurricane that made landfall in the United States in 2021. It caused major flooding in many states, ruining and destroying thousands of homes. Although the effects of hurricanes like Ida can be very severe, there are solutions that can reduce the impact of hurricanes and flooding. We will explore those solutions in this lesson.
Teacher's Guide and Related Standards
I can generate and evaluate solutions that will reduce the harmful impacts of hurricanes and flooding.
- What are solutions we can recommend to prepare people for the impacts of hurricanes?
- What predictions can be made about the time of year most hurricanes hit the United States?
Maryland Farm & Harvest Clip
- What impacts can hurricanes have on the communities they hit?
- What do aid organizations like Convoys of Hope do after natural disasters?
Vocabulary
Supplemental Enrichment Activities
and Designing Solutions
Avoiding Hurricane Damage
Assign students to become experts on one of the many design solutions mentioned in the article that help to reduce the impacts of hurricanes. Have students share with one another what they learned and have them evaluate which solutions are better than others.
Tropical Storm and Hurricane Frequency Graph
Analyze the graph and interpret the data. Pose the following questions:
Hurricane Wind Scale
Students will learn about the five categories of hurricanes. Have students list the cause-and-effect relationships between the five hurricane categories. How does a hurricane’s wind speed (cause) impact the storm-related damages (effect)?
Career Connections
