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=A Sample Lesson Plan for Mini Lecture=



**A Sample Group Mini Lecture Lesson Plan with Technology Integration** **Members:** Han Liu, Ashely Turner, Jessica Mooney **Lesson Topic:** Natural Disasters and Our Responses **Subject Area:** Geography **Grade Level:** 2-5 **Time:** One week

7.2.3.B: Identify the basic physical processes that affect the physical characteristics of places and regions. 7.4.5.A: Describe and explain the effects of the physical systems on people within regions.
 * 1. Pennsylvania Standards: **

People, Places, and Environment.
 * 2. NCSS Standards **

After this unit, students will understand the eight natural disasters (flood, hurricane, tornado, tsunami, thunderstorm, volcano, earthquake, wildfire, winter storm), and how these natural disasters affect their lives at home, in the community, or in a bigger geographical region. Students will learn the knowledge and skills that are necessary to help them proactively respond to natural disasters.
 * 3. Learning Objectives **

Historical or current news sources or pictures of damages done to people or properties by natural disasters
 * 4. Materials **


 * 5. Instruction Activity **

__ Traditional Procedures… __

Technology integration

What is a natural disaster? How does it happen? What to do if it happens? How to prepare for a coming natural disaster? [|Mississippi River Flood 1993] [|Hurricane Katrina Part Two] [|Images Earthquake Rocks Haiti] [|Volcanic Eruption]
 * Engagement **

Gateway: [|FEMA for Kids] [|Eight Disaster and Appropriate Responses to Them] [|Get Ready]
 * Instruction **

Students will play the games and do the quizzes within each section. As a culminating assessment, students will take the [|test here.]
 * 6. Assessment **