{"id":16845,"date":"2024-04-09T00:10:20","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T04:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/?post_type=learning_library&#038;p=16845"},"modified":"2024-08-30T00:52:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T04:52:45","slug":"take-shelter-is-yours-strong-enough","status":"publish","type":"learning_library","link":"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/learning_library\/take-shelter-is-yours-strong-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Shelter: Is Yours Strong Enough?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teacherlists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/0424-play-doh-sponsored-by-logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"92\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16833\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">Learning Area<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><strong>:<\/strong> S<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">cience, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">STEAM<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"> <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW211229645 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW211229645 BCX8\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">Time:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"> 1.5 hours <\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW211229645 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW211229645 BCX8\" \/><\/span><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">Grades<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\">:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW211229645 BCX8\"> 3-5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW211229645 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW211229645 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whose hurricane shelter will be the strongest, withstanding the high winds and rain? Challenge your students to create their own hurricane shelter using popsicle sticks, construction paper, and Play-Doh modeling compound, and see which shelter weathers the storm (a hairdryer\/fan and water storm, that is!)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Materials<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Play-Doh modeling compound<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paper<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Construction paper<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Scissors<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Popsicle sticks<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hairdryer or fan<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Water<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Trays<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Instructions<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Ask your students what a hurricane is, and allow students to respond. Ask if they\u2019ve ever heard of one, and invite students to share their responses. Show a few examples from recent years of hurricanes and the damage they caused.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Discuss hurricanes deeper. What is a hurricane exactly? Where do hurricanes form? What is the eye of a hurricane? Why is a hurricane given a category rating, and what does it mean? If someone lives in an area that is often hit with hurricanes, what precautions can they take? (Discuss hurricane shelters as one precaution!)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Invite students to brainstorm and draw a design of a hurricane shelter they could create using popsicle sticks, Play-Doh modeling compound, and construction paper.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After they have had time to think through their design, pass out 20 popsicle sticks, one piece of construction paper, one container of Play-Doh modeling compound, one pair of scissors, and one tray to each student.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Allot the same amount of time for everyone to engineer their designs, setting the timer and displaying it.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When time is up, invite each student with their shelter to the \u201churricane zone.\u201d Pour water into their tray to simulate the flooding caused by hurricanes. Then, place their shelter in front of a strong fan or hairdryer to simulate the strong winds. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Test everyone\u2019s shelters, and see whose endures the hurricane!<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After testing the shelters, allow students the opportunity to think about what worked and did not work with their design.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After rethinking their designs, set the timer again, and allow students the opportunity to redesign and rebuild their shelters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Retest the hurricane shelters, and see whose weathers the hurricane the second time around.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Wrap up the activity by discussing the process (brainstorming, designing, redesigning), hurricanes, and hurricane shelters. With these thoughts, ask students to write down their favorite part of the activity and what they learned. Collect these exit-slips as they leave your classroom (hopefully with smiles from a great activity!)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pro Tip:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Early finishers can use their extra Play-Doh to calm or create!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Activity inspired by Lauren B. of PA as part of our Play-Doh Giveaway! <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whose hurricane shelter will be the last one standing?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16837,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[4185,4182,4181,4274,4190,4184,4183,4180],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.3 (Yoast SEO v19.13) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Take Shelter: Is Yours Strong Enough? - TeacherLists Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whose hurricane shelter will be the strongest, withstanding the high winds and rain? 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