Repairing Ice Storm Damage
Authored by: Gail Perry, China Middle School
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Grade Level: 9-12 (This can be adapted to any grade level)

The MLR performance indicators listed below are for illustrative purposes. Depending on the focus of the lessons as developed by individual teachers, these indicators may or may not be addressed. Conversely this is not a definitive listing of all of the performance indicators which could be addressed in this lesson.

MLR - Secondary Grades: Social Studies: (Civics   B - 2, C - 6), (Geography A -2), (Economics A - 1); Language Arts:   (Research H-1,3,4,7,9,10,11,12)

Task Description

Students will make decisions regarding the awarding of funds to repair ice storm damage in their town.

Practice through discussion will make the task understandable

Start by using trees with various degrees of damage.
Ask students to select trees to eliminate

The next step would be to decide how to fix the damage left by the storm.
Should the damaged item be replaced? Repaired? Not fixed at all?

Costs would then be researched for repair or replacement of the damaged items/areas.

Student Products/Performances

Students could produce before and after pictures or descriptions and/or alternatives.

Costs could be determined and assessed for each replacement scenario.

Resources
           Ice Storm Cleanup, from the   Maine Townsman, March 1998.

Visit from a registered forester.

Pine Tree Arboretum handouts.

 ice-damaged tree branch

Criteria for Evaluating Quality of Product or Performance

Does student work take into account the longevity of the site, the appearance, the usefulness and cost of various proposals?