Headlines and High Water

• This interactive game about flooding has students evaluate situations, make decisions, gather information, and write news articles about a flooding event in a fictional town.
• The site includes a teacher's guide, standards, and suggestions for connecting it to various subjects or lessons.
  

Positives

• Students can save their progress, making it easier to incorporate into assignments or class periods.
• Students will interview experts and virtually interact with citizens, helping them understand the environmental and social impacts of floods.
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Students will need access to a device and the Internet for this game.
• The game may take some students longer than others to complete. Consider having checkpoints or breaking up the game into stages.
  

Differentiation

• Try grouping students in pairs and have them take turns making the choices.
• There are a number of connections and extensions listed in the Teacher Guide that can help you use this game in a social studies, science, or language arts class.
• This game may help students understand the importance of media literacy and investigative journalism. Have students research other news articles to see if they include citations for their information.
• Science classes can connect this game to lessons about permeability, the water cycle, wetlands, and water quality.
• Engineering classes can use this game to highlight the importance of integrating ecology into urban planning and design.
  

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