This floods reading teaches students about flooding as a natural hazard, including different types, how they form, tools that can be used to predict them, and ways that people can mitigate flooding events.
Includes both print and Google Slides options to assign!
In this activity, students will:
- READ a 3-page text passage about flooding as a natural hazard, including different types, how floods form, tools that can be used to predict them, and ways that people can mitigate flooding events.
- ANSWER text-dependent questions. No prior knowledge is required – all information comes directly from the text. (3 pages)
Topics Covered:
- What a flood is and how it occurs
- Types of floods: river, flash, coastal, urban
- Natural causes of flooding
- Human causes of flooding
- Runoff and impervious surfaces
- Soil saturation and its role in flooding
- Flood prediction tools
- How scientists use data to forecast floods
- The meaning of a 100-year flood
- Flood mitigation strategies
Related NGSS Standards:
- MS-ESS3-2: Analyze and interpret data on natural hazards to forecast future catastrophic events and inform the development of technologies to mitigate their effects.
Teacher Notes:
- Includes an answer key.
- Please note that this floods reading is not editable.
- Save time and copies! Make just one class set of the article and reuse them class-to-class! Students only write on their answer sheet.
- GO PAPERLESS! Use the included digital Google Slides option to assign!
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