Building Resiliency in NYC

Positives

• The section that includes students interviewing older family members, neighbors, classmates, and friends about their experiences with natural disasters builds self-confidence and assists with socialization.
• The lesson includes objectives, a materials list, the methodology, a vocabulary list, discussion questions, and extension activities.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers will want to begin this lesson by discussing the definition of "resiliency."
• Some students may have trauma regarding natural disasters, so teachers need to be mindful of reactions to the lesson.
• While there are points in the lesson to define and discuss climate change's influence on storms and the use of geographic information systems, some students may benefit from learning these concepts in separate lessons if time permits.

Differentiation

• Math teachers can utilize the lesson when teaching about coordinates and geometry.
• Social Studies teachers can have students complete the lesson and research legislation for mitigating economic hardships after natural disasters.
• English teachers can have students complete the lesson and then have students create personal narratives to coincide with their natural disaster memories.
• Some students may benefit from more direction with the interactive map, such as a series of steps to follow to answer questions about it.