Compare land use, climate, natural resources, and industry of U.S. regions. Share current world events and their effects on the United States and other countries. This lesson is one activity in a unit on Florida. Students will work in cooperative groups of 2 and 3 students. They will be introduced to sinkholes, discuss positive and negative effects of sinkholes, create a simulated sinkhole, and then answer questions about sinkholes to go in their Fabulous Florida booklets.
Objectives Identify ways that sinkholes are formed.
Be able to describe causes of sinkholes. List effects of sinkholes on the physical and human environment. Discuss natural disasters and compare to sinkholes. Have students think about the positive and negative consequences of the formation of sinkholes. Assign pairs and ask them to discuss either pros or cons about sinkholes.