Hurricane Helene - Case-study Lesson

Lesson Objectives:
Knowledge: To know why the U.S.A gets hurricanes and where has the most.
Understanding: To understand how effects can be categorised into social, economic and environmental.
Skills: To be able to apply information learnt to come to a decision on which long-term responses would be best.

Task Overiew:
Do it now task - 4 retrieval questions which can be changed if needed
Task 1: Why does the U.S.A get hurricanes?
Task 2: Record Breakers
Task 3: Introducing Helene
(forecast cone and introduction video)
Task 4: Effects and Responses to Helene
Categorisation activity
Task 5: The Road to Recovery
Decision making activity on which long-term responses should be prioritised - key information and costing of 4 options.

Worksheet included at the end.