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Show videos and satellite imagery of recent hurricanes in New York. (See Resources section.) You could also view the video Hurricane! by NOVA or another documentary about a recent hurricane (Sandy, Irene, Katrina).&nbsp;

Show photos of recent flooding in Dutchess County. Encourage students to share their personal experiences and thoughts. (See ‘Flooding photos’ PowerPoint below.)

&nbsp;

<strong>Explore:</strong>

Students will begin by reading a background article (attached at the end of this lesson plan) on the impacts of flood events based on a local flood in Dutchess County in April 2007.&nbsp; This can be given for homework the day before or done in class.&nbsp;

Then, students will use data from 2 different floods to explore the changes that occur to streams during and after a flood.&nbsp; &nbsp;Students will use the Hurricane Floyd data set as well as data from the April 2007 storm to understand the impact of a flood on local waterways, creating two different graphs based on these data.&nbsp; Students should pay particular attention to the amount of time it takes different types of rivers to recover to normal flow after a storm of this magnitude.&nbsp; There is also an extension that provides historical peak flow data from Wappinger Creek at Red Oaks Mill, giving students a chance to see the difference between the two storms and other historic flood events.&nbsp;

The data for this lesson are found in the resources section.

<strong>Explain:</strong>

Predictions from the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that large, flooding storms will increase in intensity in northeastern North America.&nbsp;&nbsp; These types of storms could be hurricanes, nor’easters, blizzards and large storms in general.&nbsp; It isn’t clear yet whether the frequency of hurricanes will change.&nbsp; The number of hurricanes varies from year to year and ocean to ocean, but on average, there are about 6 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean each year.

Hurricane frequency and intensity varies on a natural cycle of 20-30 years. &nbsp;Floods caused by these storms can be devastating.&nbsp; In this lesson, students will investigate 2 different flooding storms in Dutchess County.&nbsp; These 2 storms occurred at different times of the year, which made a tremendous difference in the impact of the storms.&nbsp; In addition, the precipitation that caused the flooding occurred over different time scales.&nbsp; Normally a precipitation event causes stream flow to increase rapidly and then decrease in a skewed fashion, resulting in a prolonged ‘tail’ of flow as the stream recovers.&nbsp; The Hurricane Floyd flood (September 1999) shows this pattern, but the April 2007 flood does not.&nbsp; The April storm occurred during a time when the ground was saturated, so there was no room for additional moisture in the ground or in the water table.&nbsp; The April 2007 storm was a nor’easter that fell as rain instead of snow.&nbsp; Future global change may bring more of these late season nor’easters that in past years would have fallen as snow.&nbsp; The September 1999 storm occurred after a long summer, and there was plenty of room in the soil and groundwater to absorb this large event.&nbsp; Thus, the peak flows and resulting devastation from the April event surpassed the September event, even though there was more rain in the September 1999 event.

Students should read predictions of storm intensity under various global warming scenarios. “Confronting Climate Change in the Northeast” by the Union of Concerned Scientists includes two relevant sections: pgs 15-31 explains the impacts on coastal systems, while pgs 62-65 explains the impacts on water in the northeast.&nbsp; The report can be downloaded at: <a href="https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/confronting-climate-change-us-northeast#:~:text=The%20Northeast%20Climate%20Impacts%20Assessment,in%20the%20northeastern%20United%20States.&amp;nbsp">https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/confronting-climate-change-us-northeas…</a>; Students can also use the following NASA Earth Observatory article to gather more information about hurricanes: <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Hurricanes">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Hurricanes</a>

&nbsp;

<strong>Extend:</strong>

Students can research the relationship between land use and storms, specifically the connections between the 2006 tsunami and loss of mangroves as well as Hurricane Katrina and wetland loss.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

<strong>Evaluate: </strong>

Students should submit their graphs and answers to the accompanying questions.



<strong>Additional Resources: </strong>

Hurricane Sandy images, info, data, and analysis (NASA): <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy.html#:~:text=NASA&#039;s%20CloudSat%20spacecraft%20overpassed%20Hurricane,per%20hour%20(78%20knots)">https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy…</a>

Hurricane Floyd images (NASA):&nbsp;<a href="http://1.usa.gov/YTnJof">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/FloydIntro-hurricane-floyd</a>

Regional Highlights from the Third National Climate Assessment Climate Change Impacts in the US, 2014 Northeast:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf">https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf</a>

Hudson River Mile Map:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hrmilesmap.pdf">https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hrmilesmap.pdf</a>
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Show videos and satellite imagery of recent hurricanes in New York. (See Resources section.) You could also view the video Hurricane! by NOVA or another documentary about a recent hurricane (Sandy, Irene, Katrina).&nbsp;

Show photos of recent flooding in Dutchess County. Encourage students to share their personal experiences and thoughts. (See ‘Flooding photos’ PowerPoint below.)

&nbsp;

<strong>Explore:</strong>

Students will begin by reading a background article (attached at the end of this lesson plan) on the impacts of flood events based on a local flood in Dutchess County in April 2007.&nbsp; This can be given for homework the day before or done in class.&nbsp;

Then, students will use data from 2 different floods to explore the changes that occur to streams during and after a flood.&nbsp; &nbsp;Students will use the Hurricane Floyd data set as well as data from the April 2007 storm to understand the impact of a flood on local waterways, creating two different graphs based on these data.&nbsp; Students should pay particular attention to the amount of time it takes different types of rivers to recover to normal flow after a storm of this magnitude.&nbsp; There is also an extension that provides historical peak flow data from Wappinger Creek at Red Oaks Mill, giving students a chance to see the difference between the two storms and other historic flood events.&nbsp;

The data for this lesson are found in the resources section.

<strong>Explain:</strong>

Predictions from the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that large, flooding storms will increase in intensity in northeastern North America.&nbsp;&nbsp; These types of storms could be hurricanes, nor’easters, blizzards and large storms in general.&nbsp; It isn’t clear yet whether the frequency of hurricanes will change.&nbsp; The number of hurricanes varies from year to year and ocean to ocean, but on average, there are about 6 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean each year.

Hurricane frequency and intensity varies on a natural cycle of 20-30 years. &nbsp;Floods caused by these storms can be devastating.&nbsp; In this lesson, students will investigate 2 different flooding storms in Dutchess County.&nbsp; These 2 storms occurred at different times of the year, which made a tremendous difference in the impact of the storms.&nbsp; In addition, the precipitation that caused the flooding occurred over different time scales.&nbsp; Normally a precipitation event causes stream flow to increase rapidly and then decrease in a skewed fashion, resulting in a prolonged ‘tail’ of flow as the stream recovers.&nbsp; The Hurricane Floyd flood (September 1999) shows this pattern, but the April 2007 flood does not.&nbsp; The April storm occurred during a time when the ground was saturated, so there was no room for additional moisture in the ground or in the water table.&nbsp; The April 2007 storm was a nor’easter that fell as rain instead of snow.&nbsp; Future global change may bring more of these late season nor’easters that in past years would have fallen as snow.&nbsp; The September 1999 storm occurred after a long summer, and there was plenty of room in the soil and groundwater to absorb this large event.&nbsp; Thus, the peak flows and resulting devastation from the April event surpassed the September event, even though there was more rain in the September 1999 event.

Students should read predictions of storm intensity under various global warming scenarios. “Confronting Climate Change in the Northeast” by the Union of Concerned Scientists includes two relevant sections: pgs 15-31 explains the impacts on coastal systems, while pgs 62-65 explains the impacts on water in the northeast.&nbsp; The report can be downloaded at: <a href="https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/confronting-climate-change-us-northeast#:~:text=The%20Northeast%20Climate%20Impacts%20Assessment,in%20the%20northeastern%20United%20States.&amp;nbsp">https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/confronting-climate-change-us-northeas…</a>; Students can also use the following NASA Earth Observatory article to gather more information about hurricanes: <a href="https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Hurricanes">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Hurricanes</a>

&nbsp;

<strong>Extend:</strong>

Students can research the relationship between land use and storms, specifically the connections between the 2006 tsunami and loss of mangroves as well as Hurricane Katrina and wetland loss.&nbsp;

&nbsp;

<strong>Evaluate: </strong>

Students should submit their graphs and answers to the accompanying questions.



<strong>Additional Resources: </strong>

Hurricane Sandy images, info, data, and analysis (NASA): <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy.html#:~:text=NASA&#039;s%20CloudSat%20spacecraft%20overpassed%20Hurricane,per%20hour%20(78%20knots)">https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy…</a>

Hurricane Floyd images (NASA):&nbsp;<a href="http://1.usa.gov/YTnJof">https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/FloydIntro-hurricane-floyd</a>

Regional Highlights from the Third National Climate Assessment Climate Change Impacts in the US, 2014 Northeast:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf">https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf</a>

Hudson River Mile Map:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hrmilesmap.pdf">https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hrmilesmap.pdf</a>
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Weather: Hurricane!

Unit Plan: Weather, Climate, & Climate ChangeTime: One 45-minute period Setting: Classroom
9-12Hudson River Ecology
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Objectives

Students will know how a large storm affects the flow of water in streams and be able to create a graph that explains their answers to this question.

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  1. Students view images of past hurricanes and discuss personal experiences
  2. Students read flood article
  3. Students use data to discover the effects of two flooding storms on streams
  4. Students think about the impact of global warming on hurricanes

Materials

  • Worksheet
  • Excel data
  • Flood article (attached)
  • Hurricane! video by NOVA (optional)
  • Images of hurricanes/flooding

Engage:

Show videos and satellite imagery of recent hurricanes in New York. (See Resources section.) You could also view the video Hurricane! by NOVA or another documentary about a recent hurricane (Sandy, Irene, Katrina). 

Show photos of recent flooding in Dutchess County. Encourage students to share their personal experiences and thoughts. (See ‘Flooding photos’ PowerPoint below.)

 

Explore:

Students will begin by reading a background article (attached at the end of this lesson plan) on the impacts of flood events based on a local flood in Dutchess County in April 2007.  This can be given for homework the day before or done in class. 

Then, students will use data from 2 different floods to explore the changes that occur to streams during and after a flood.   Students will use the Hurricane Floyd data set as well as data from the April 2007 storm to understand the impact of a flood on local waterways, creating two different graphs based on these data.  Students should pay particular attention to the amount of time it takes different types of rivers to recover to normal flow after a storm of this magnitude.  There is also an extension that provides historical peak flow data from Wappinger Creek at Red Oaks Mill, giving students a chance to see the difference between the two storms and other historic flood events. 

The data for this lesson are found in the resources section.

Explain:

Predictions from the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) indicate that large, flooding storms will increase in intensity in northeastern North America.   These types of storms could be hurricanes, nor’easters, blizzards and large storms in general.  It isn’t clear yet whether the frequency of hurricanes will change.  The number of hurricanes varies from year to year and ocean to ocean, but on average, there are about 6 hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean each year.

Hurricane frequency and intensity varies on a natural cycle of 20-30 years.  Floods caused by these storms can be devastating.  In this lesson, students will investigate 2 different flooding storms in Dutchess County.  These 2 storms occurred at different times of the year, which made a tremendous difference in the impact of the storms.  In addition, the precipitation that caused the flooding occurred over different time scales.  Normally a precipitation event causes stream flow to increase rapidly and then decrease in a skewed fashion, resulting in a prolonged ‘tail’ of flow as the stream recovers.  The Hurricane Floyd flood (September 1999) shows this pattern, but the April 2007 flood does not.  The April storm occurred during a time when the ground was saturated, so there was no room for additional moisture in the ground or in the water table.  The April 2007 storm was a nor’easter that fell as rain instead of snow.  Future global change may bring more of these late season nor’easters that in past years would have fallen as snow.  The September 1999 storm occurred after a long summer, and there was plenty of room in the soil and groundwater to absorb this large event.  Thus, the peak flows and resulting devastation from the April event surpassed the September event, even though there was more rain in the September 1999 event.

Students should read predictions of storm intensity under various global warming scenarios. “Confronting Climate Change in the Northeast” by the Union of Concerned Scientists includes two relevant sections: pgs 15-31 explains the impacts on coastal systems, while pgs 62-65 explains the impacts on water in the northeast.  The report can be downloaded at: https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/confronting-climate-change-us-northeas…; Students can also use the following NASA Earth Observatory article to gather more information about hurricanes: https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/Hurricanes

 

Extend:

Students can research the relationship between land use and storms, specifically the connections between the 2006 tsunami and loss of mangroves as well as Hurricane Katrina and wetland loss. 

 

Evaluate:

Students should submit their graphs and answers to the accompanying questions.

Additional Resources:

Hurricane Sandy images, info, data, and analysis (NASA): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hurricanes/archives/2012/h2012_Sandy…

Hurricane Floyd images (NASA): https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/features/FloydIntro-hurricane-floyd

Regional Highlights from the Third National Climate Assessment Climate Change Impacts in the US, 2014 Northeast:  https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf

Hudson River Mile Map: https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/remediation_hudson_pdf/hrmilesmap.pdf

Lesson Files

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Local Flooding PowerPoint
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Flood Article by Dr. Dave Strayer
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Worksheet for use with Excel dataset
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Worksheet with graphs embedded
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Answer Key

Benchmarks for Science Literacy

1B Scientific Inquiry, 2A Patterns and Relationships, 2B Mathematics, Science and Technology, 4C Processes that shape the earth, 4G Forces of Nature, 11C Constancy and Change, 12B Computation and Estimation, 12D Communication Skills

NYS Standards

MST 1 - Mathematical analysis, scientific inquiry, and engineering design, MST 3- Mathematics in real-world settings, MST 4- Physical setting, living environment and nature of science, MST 6- Interconnectedness of mathematics, science, and technology (modeling, systems, scale, change, equilibrium, optimization)
Next Generation Science Standards

Science and Engineering Practices

Asking questions and defining problems, Analyzing and interpreting data, Engaging in argument from evidence

Cross Cutting Concepts

Cause and effect, Stability and change

Disciplinary Core Ideas

ESS2D: Weather and Climate
New York State Science Learning Standards

Performance Expectations

HS-ESS3-1. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity.

NASA Earth Observatory website, http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ . 

Regional Highlights from the Third National Climate Assessment Climate Change Impacts in the US, 2014 Northeast:  https://www.globalchange.gov/sites/globalchange/files/Regional_NE_V4.pdf

Frumhoff, P.C., J.J. McCarthy, J.M. Melillo, S.C. Moser, and  D.J. Wuebbles. 2007. Confronting Climate Change in the U.S. Northeast: Science, Impacts, and Solutions. Synthesis report of the Northeast Climate Impacts Assessment (NECIA). Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).