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Youth Climate Story: Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico (Amira)
Provided by: ACE |Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
This video features Amira, who discusses how Hurricane Maria affected her family and community in Puerto Rico.
She discusses the challenges of living in an area affected by a climate disaster, the loss of jobs, food insecurity, the loss of power and water, and having to leave her home.
A three-part hurricane mapping activity and a guided student worksheet are linked below this video.
The video may help students empathize with people who have experienced natural disasters in other locations.
The activity that is linked below the video utilizes real-world data to analyze.
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Differentiation
The mapping activity could be used in a math or science class, as students interpret weather station models, complete isobar lines on a map, and convert units.
Consider having students discuss risks to their local community and then write a reflection paper about how they would feel if their home was damaged by a storm.
Students could consider the consequences of hurricanes (e.g., migration, drownings, loss in property value, damage to infrastructure) and could investigate possible engineering solutions to some of these impacts.
When completing the student worksheets, teachers should spend time working through a few practice examples of the weather station models and isobar drawings as a whole group, as these concepts are likely new.
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Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)
Action for the Climate Emergency (ACE)'s mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. To achieve their mission, ACE ensures young people have everything they need to understand the science of climate emergency and advocate for solutions.
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