Unit 3 - Water Power!
Flood!
We may not be affected by hurricanes in Northern Ireland, however, many places have experienced the destructive effects of water through flooding. Find out more about flooding by reading the following articles and viewing the video clips:
- CBBC Newsround: Severe Floods in Northern Ireland [article]
- CBBC Newsround: We’ve Been Hit By Floods [article]
- CBBC Newsround: In Pics – Flooding Chaos in Northern Ireland [images]
- CBBC Newsround - What is Flooding [article]
- BBC News: NI Counts the Cost of Flooding [Flash Video]
Discuss the effects of flooding on an area. Has anyone in the class been affected by flooding in the past? What was it like?
Scientists tell us that the earth’s climate is changing, it is slowly getting warmer. This process is called climate change or global warming. For people in Northern Ireland this is likely to mean more floods in the future. View the following clips and articles and then discuss how we might prevent increased damage from flooding in the future.
BBC Newsline: Climate Change
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- BBC News: Floods Package Mike McKimm [Flash Video]
- CBBC Newsround: Why worry? Laura looks into climate change [article]
- BBC News: New Gates to control Erne Waters [article]
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