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Why is So Much Flooding Happening to Us?
A Closer Look at the Flooding in Binghamton, NY
Miss BogartWest Middle School
Binghamton, NYBogartk@binghamtonschools.org
What is a Flood?
• Does flooding usually occur?• Is it easy to recover from?• What happens during a flood?
Define the Problem: Flooding• Look at the pictures below and think
about our social problem.
• Complete the Define the Social Problem Worksheet with your cooperative group.
A flood is….
• Flood (noun): An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, esp. over what is normally dry land: "a flood barrier".
• What happens when flooding happens?
Were you effected by the
Flood of 2011??
How did you feel when all the devastation was happening to people in our area?
Gathering the Evidence
Why did the flood of Binghamton occur in 2011?
• Article 1: 1 in 100 year rains cause extreme flooding in NY
• Article 2: Fearing the Worst: Flooding Could Surpass 2006
• Article 3: Northeast is Soaked Again, Forcing Evacuations
• Article 4: Flooding Persists in Southern Tier of New York
Identifying the Causes of the Problem• Excellent Resource: The Hows and
Whys of a Flood• You will be looking at the following
pictures and reflecting about what the causes of flooding were on the attached worksheet.
Identifying the Causes of the Problem• You will be looking at the following
pictures and reflecting about what the causes of flooding were on the attached worksheet.
Final Steps
• Make sure you have completed Worksheets 1, 2, and 3
• If you are unsure of any of the questions regarding the SPPA, please ask your teacher.
• Make sure that you had thoughtful responses to all your questions regarding flooding.
Citations (Websites Used)
• http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/floods.htm• Http://www2.maxwell.syr.edu/plegal/ppas/select.ht
ml• Youtube Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s0VYzmh96s • http://www.worldweatherpost.com/2011/09/08/1-in-100-year-r
ains-cause-extreme-flooding-in-ny-pa-nate-maria-and-katia/
• http://www.pressconnects.com/article/20110907/NEWS01/109070414/Fearing-worst-Flooding-could-surpass-2006
• http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/09/nyregion/remnants-of-tropical-storm-soak-an-already-battered-northeast.html?_r=2
• http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/nyregion/ny-region-in-triage-mode-as-flooding-persists.html
• http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods/science.html
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