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  • The Ice Storm of 1998
    Students become familiar with the events of the ice storm of 1998. They examine human reactions and the physical reactions of being without power. They create models to describe the atmospheric conditions leading to the storm. They review in depth the findings of the commissioner and discuss and choose steps they believe a provincial government can take to prevent a reoccurence of the results of such a disaster.
    CBC Archives Topic: The Ice Storm of 1998
    Exploring the topic in class:
    Introductory Activity
    All Grades
    Natural Disaster: Ice Storm
    To understand the important facts of a natural disaster.
    Subject: Geography, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 6-8
    The Ice Storm: Life without Electricity
    To understand the role of electricity in our lives
    Subject: Science
    Project
    Grades 6-8
    Canadian Disasters
    To conduct Web-based research using audio and visual resources, to conduct research from print resources, to write creatively, to present a role-play or dramatization
    Subject: English Language Arts, Geography, History, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 9-10
    Human Reaction to the Ice Storm
    To assess human reaction to a natural disaster
    Subject: English Language Arts, Geography, History, Social Studies
    Assignment
    Grades 11-12
    Why Do Ice Storms Occur?
    To understand atmospheric conditions necessary for an ice storm to occur
    Subject: Geography, Science

    Grades 11-12
    Have We Learned from the Ice Storm?
    To analyze the recommendations of a government inquiry and assess next steps in a process
    Subject: Geography, Political Science, Science

     
     
     

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