Jeanne Cooper (she/her) has been a teacher for more than 20 years. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio but has lived in Nevada, North Carolina, and now Central New Jersey. Before becoming a teacher, she earned a doctorate in geology and worked for the U.S. Department of Energy on the Yucca Mountain Project. Her teaching experience includes primarily middle and high school science and math at a large variety of institutions. When Dr. Cooper is not in the classroom, she enjoys being outdoors, preferably near a body of water.
Students reflect on and share their personal experiences with extreme weather events. Students explore the differences between natural disasters and natural hazards and begin research on a specific natural disaster.
Inquire: Students recall their experience with Hurricane Ida and/or Superstorm Sandy and view before and after pictures of Hurricane Ida.
Investigate: Students learn about ten types of natural disasters during a stations activity and differentiate between natural hazards and natural disasters.
Inspire: Students begin work on a poster about a natural disaster.
Students examine the relationship between climate change and the frequency and severity of extreme weather events. Students build a definition of climate justice and explore its relationship to natural disasters.
Inquire: Students discuss their initial thoughts on the severity and frequency of natural disasters, as well as who is impacted the most when disaster strikes.
Investigate: Students use graphs, infographics, and videos to learn how climate change and climate justice are connected to natural disasters.
Inspire: Students continue to work on their posters about a natural disaster.
Students consider how communities are preparing for climate change from both local and global perspectives. Students use their research on mitigation, adaptation, and resilience to complete a poster educating their community about a natural disaster.
Inquire: Students share what they know about how communities are preparing for climate change.
Investigate: Students compare and contrast mitigation, adaptation, and resilience and then investigate adaptation strategies from around the world.
Inspire: Students complete their posters on their natural disasters and share them with the community.
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