Students present their statement in a debate to decide the future of the Shell Island Resort. Each student also completes a Position Statement Handout. After students have had enough time to review the resources and prepare their position statements, a class debate is held to decide the next course of action. A Student Record Sheet Assessment is completed by each individual student at the conclusion of the debate. Suggested answers to the questions in the Position Statement Handout and the Student Record Sheet Assessment can be found below.
Students work together in expert groups on an information seeking task.
The groups are then reorganized so that an exchange of ideas and information occurs by peer tutoring. Position Statement Handout 1. The Shell Island Resort homeowners and the coastal engineers will most likely be in favor of building a hard structure to protect the Shell Island Resort. The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission members, coastal scientists, and the members of the environmental advocacy organization, North Carolina Coastal Federation will most likely be against building a hard structure to protect the Shell Island Resort. Those in favor of building a hard structure to protect the Shell Island Resort might argue they have property investments and did not know they were building near an inlet hazard zone.