NATURAL DISASTERS!!!!

Do we all know everything about Natural Disasters?

To create scientifically-literate adults is to educate through a common area. This would mean to not only give data on weather channels or through meteorologists, but also through commercials. We advertise all kinds of things but why not use it to educate in small doses. Not enough to bore someone but enough to educate in small doses. I think it would work! How about you?

In the classroom I create scientifically literate “teen adults” through “seeing”. They are big believers when they see and experience things so I try to make concepts real to them through videos they would have probably never have seen before or through real life applications. Recently my students had to become news anchors reporting on a natural disaster and this helped them gain so much knowledge. Students were able to ask each other questions after their news cast and the students were able to actually answer their questions. My hope is that they bring this information to their parents to educate them!

With this work in the classroom our school also has become part of relief efforts through food drives and clothing drives. Our students also reach out to the community through letters to raise money, food, or clothing for the families who were affected by the storm. This is great for making them apart of the effort of helping someone other than themselves and once they get involved they always say “That felt amazing!” I love that part!!