Ike Dike

Positives

• The video summarizes the contents of the article.
• The article is very brief and is an easy read.

Additional Prerequisites

• The resource assumes that learners have prior knowledge of hurricanes.
• The "Boating Party" link goes to a blank page.
  

Differentiation

• Students could be divided into groups to estimate the economic losses from a hurricane for a specific geographic area.
• Economics and social studies classes could discuss the costs of mitigating and preparing for future natural disasters as opposed to paying for the damages after a natural disaster (including the "costs" of lives lost and habitat destruction).
• Biology classes could discuss the ecosystem damages, effects on wildlife, and impacts to freshwater resources/ecosystems from major coastal storms.
• Other similar resources include this video about the connections between climate change and hurricanes, and this video about how a city in New Jersey is mitigating the effects of flooding on their city.