Alabama Social Studies SS24.WH.18

SS24.WH.18 is a cluster heading. These are the individual standards under it.

• SS24.WH.18a

  Research major natural disasters and evaluate the effects of changes in weather, climate, and natural resource usage on regional identity.

• SS24.WH.18b

  Compare and contrast the current consumption of natural resources in various countries across the world.

• SS24.WH.18c

  Explain problems and opportunities involving science, technology, and worldwide communication, including the Internet, in the late twentieth and early twenty-fi...

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What Students Need to Do

Students investigate natural disasters and explain how weather, climate, and resource use can change a region's jobs and identity. They compare countries' total and per-person resource use. They describe benefits and problems that come with scientific tools and worldwide online communication.

02

What Mastery Looks Like

Using a Katrina flood map, a student can explain how displacement disrupted New Orleans neighborhoods and local traditions. They can rank countries by total and per-person energy use and explain why the rankings differ. They can explain how satellite forecasts and online alerts help during storms, while outages and false posts can block help.

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Common Misconceptions

Students may treat one hurricane as proof of a climate trend. They may confuse a country's total energy use with its use per person. They may assume everyone can get online alerts during a disaster, even when power or cell service fails.

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How to Assess It

Show a Katrina flood map and ask: "How could flooding change a New Orleans neighborhood's identity, and how might online alerts help or fail its residents?"

1. 01

   Use paper maps of New Orleans flood zones and Katrina evacuation routes; students mark flooded neighborhoods and write how displacement might affect local culture.

2. 02

   Ask: How could the Internet help people after a hurricane, and who might be left out without power or access?

3. 03

   Print two Our World in Data energy charts; teams rank three countries by total and per-person use, then explain the different rankings.

4. 04

   Read a city water conservation notice; students explain how shortages might change a local job or outdoor tradition.

• SS24.US1.16

  Describe the transformation of American society and politics during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

• SS24.US2.19a

  Trace the evolution of the environmental movement and political debate over climate change from the 1980s to the present, including how environmental and natura...

• SS24.HG.12

  Explain how interaction between people and the environment affects culture in today's society.