Phenomena: Puerto Rico in the hurricane Maria aftermath
Students will use Puerto Rico in the immediate aftermath of hurricane Maria as a phenomena to evaluate emergency energy services.
Learning Goals:
- Students will understand the general structure of an energy grid.
- Students will develop an understanding of the living conditions in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.
- Students will collaborate to brainstorm needs to support safety, health and comfort in a natural disaster setting.
- Students will identify energy resources that one might desire to have in order meet the needs they identify.
Materials List
Handouts
Classroom Supplies
- Chart paper or large white board
- Markers
Important Links
- Lesson Plan
- Puerto Rico Update: How One NGO Is Helping The Island Rebuild After Hurricane Maria
- In Puerto Rico, Containers Full Of Goods Sit Undistributed At Ports
- At A Gas Station With No Gas, Puerto Ricans Settle In For An Interminable Wait
- Puerto Rican Island ‘Still In Crisis Mode’ 3 Months After Maria
- FAA Approves Drone As ‘Cell Phone Tower In The Sky’ For Puerto Rico
- Hurricane Maria Updates: In Puerto Rico, the Storm ‘Destroyed Us’
- Podcast: Restoration of Power In Puerto Rico Will Take Months
- Flexbooks: Electrical Grid
- Podcast: Desperation In Puerto Rican Town Where 60 Percent Are No Homeless
- My Maria story: six Puerto Ricans on surviving the hurricane
Featured Image Description
Map of Puerto Rico in light blue. A dark teal area represents San Juan. Inside this area are two dark blue squares one on the left is labeled Palo seco 602 MW the one on the right is labeled San Juan 800MW. Two blue squares are on the South coastline. On the left is Costa Sur 990MW on the right is Aguirre 1,420MW. To the right are the islands Culebra and Vieques