Provided by: Scientific American |Published on: May 26, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12
Synopsis
This article discusses a report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that outlines the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people, racial minorities, and single parents during a natural disaster.
Students will learn that LGBTQ+ people have been unfairly treated at emergency shelters and low-income households often lack resources and insurance that can be crucial after a disaster.
This article compares FEMA's operation during the Obama and Trump administrations.
This article provides statistics that are revealing and informative.
Additional Prerequisites
Student should know how America's two main political parties approach the issue of climate change.
Student should understand the historical context of African Americans and how that context impacts current-day members of this group.
Differentiation
This article could enhance a lesson on the economic oppression African Americans have faced and how that oppression still affects this group today.
After reading the article, the teacher could lead a classroom discussion on how the federal government could make its disaster relief apparatus more efficacious and equitable.
This article could augment a classroom discussion on what specific organizations have been hostile to LGBTQ+ people during disasters and how governments and communities can combat this bigotry during disasters.
This article could supplement a lesson on the discrimination that LGBTQ+ people have faced in America and how that discrimination still affects this group today.