In this lesson, students research various types of severe weather conditions common to their geographic location and create weather emergency guides. Students work in groups to develop guides for extreme weather conditions such as heat waves, tornadoes, floods, and storms, focusing on understanding the formation of these types of weather conditions, forecast and surveillance methods, preparation, and safety procedures in the event of an emergency. In this lesson, students explore the damaging effects of exposure to the sun, warning signs of skin cancer, and sun damage prevention. Students work in small groups focusing on these different topics, and then create interesting, attractive and informative documents based on their group's research to be included in the class's Safe Fun in the Sun Guide, which will be distributed throughout the school community. In this lesson plan, students use a New York Times article about a radical form of drug treatment being currently tested on heroin addicts as a springboard for research on the effects of various drugs.
Students then create informational pamphlets to be distributed throughout the school community.