Floods

**Floods** //Curriculum Links: // Geography and Earth Science

//Objectives: //Students will learn about he impact of the Flood of 1927. Students will use a map and to show how far the flood extended. Students will describe the effects of the flood from their point of view by writing a letter to a friend or family member.

//Materials: // Song - High Water Everywhere by Charlie Patton Words to song -

Article - The Flood of 1927 and Its Impact in Greenville, Mississippi @http://mshistory.k12.ms.us/articles/230/the-flood-of-1927-and-its-impact-in-greenville-mississippi Highlighter Map of Mississippi and its surroundin g states Crayons

//Time: // 1 period

//Scope and Sequence: //Distribute lyrics and listen to the song, High Water Everywhere. Ask, What do you think this song is about? Talk about lines from the song that stand out. "This song was written about The Great Flood of 1927 that took place in Mississippi. Today we are going to learn about its effects. What is a flood?" List responses on the board. Write definition of flood- Flooding happens during heavy rains, when rivers overflow, when ocean waves come onshore, when snow melts <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">too fast or when dams or levees break. Also write delta- A delta is a low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that low downstream in the river and are deposited in the delta. And levee-An embankment raised to prevent a river from overflowing

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Read the article-"The Flood of 1927 and Its Impact in Greenville." Highlight important parts of the article. Have students share. Chart what they found.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now let's use these maps to see how far the flood affected. The floods affected 27,000 square miles. What states do you think were affected? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Vermont) Let's color in these states.

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Supplementary Materials: // <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">@http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/flood/

__Rising Waters: A Book About Floods__, by Rick Thomas ** Floods (Disasters Up Close) ** by [|Michael Woods] and Mary B. Woods ** Floods (True Books: Nature) ** by [|Paul P. Sipiera] and Diane M. Sipiera ** Floods (High Interest Books) ** by [|Luke Thompson] ** Floods, Famines, and Emperors: El Nino and the Fate of Civilizations ** by [|Brian M. Fagan]

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Assessment of Students: //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pretend you lived in Mississippi during the time of the flood. Write a letter to a friend or family member in another state describing the flood. Be sure to include why it happened, some of the effects and how you feel.

//<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Evaluation of the Lesson: //<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Were students able to explain how the flood happened and some of its effects?

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