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

Flooding in Binghamton

What is a

???

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.

Picture 1: What Do You See Regarding Rainfall on

the Map?

Picture 2: What Caused the River to Rise Above the

Flood Wall?

Picture 3: Did safeguards protect certain areas

and hurt others?

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