Exploring a Natural Disaster

Task:ThisisacrosscurricularprojectinwhichyouwillbemergingyourknowledgeofScience, Geography,andEnglishtoexploreclimatechangeanditsimplicationsinregardstoNatural Disasters. Asagroup,of2or3,chooseanaturaldisaster(maximumof2groupsperdisaster,ie.Only twogroupscandoearthquakes).Youwillbepresentingapersuasivepiecetotheclassarguing whythenaturaldisasterthatyouhavechosenisthemostimportantonetostudy,andhasthe mostseriousimplicationsonourlovelyplanetEarth.Yourprojectmaytakewhateverformyou like(PowerPoint,Prezi,VideoPresentation,etc),andallprojectswillbepresentedtotheclassin a1520minutepresentation. Tobethemostpersuasiveyoushouldinclude: Ascientificdefinitionofthedisaster Explainusingtermscoveredinclass Explainthegeographicregionwhereyourdisasterisusuallyfound..whatis specialaboutthisregionintermsofforming/receivingnaturaldisasters? Statisticsaboutyourdisaster SocialImplications Howdopeopletrackyourdisaster Howdopeopleprepareforyourdisaster/isthisevenpossible? Whatkindofeffectscanyourdisasterhaveonsocialstructures? Graphics Maps Charts Graphs AnAPAFormatBibliographyofallofyourresources

Dontforgetspelling,grammar,andpunctuation! ThisassignmentisbeingmarkedbyMrs.AnglaisforagradeinEnglish10.

Deadlines: Class1Studenthandoutdistributed,introductiontoprojectfrominstructor Class3Groupsneedtobeestablishedandanaturaldisasterchosen.Youwillbegiven theclasstimeinthecomputerlabtodoresearchandaskquestions. Class6Completeclassinthecomputerlab Class7Roughcopydueatthebeginningofclass Class8Roughcopiesreturnedwithteacherfeedback,last20minutesofclasstime willbegiventomakealterations Class10PRESENTATION

Outcomes: Science10 1187,21411,1161:Analyzeandreportontherisks,benefits,andlimitationsof societiesresponsestoweatherforecasting 2155:Illustrateanddisplayhowscienceattemptstoexplainseasonalchangesand variationsinweatherpatternsforagivenlocation 21410,3315,2121:Identifyquestionsandanalyzemeteorologicaldataforagiventime spanandpredictfutureweatherconditionsusingappropriatetechnology 436:Valuetheroleandcontributionofscienceandtechnologyinourunderstandingof phenomenaaredirectlyobservableandthosethatarenot English10 Usewritingandotherwaysofrepresentingtoreflectontheirfeelings,values,and attitudes Presentapersonalviewpointtoagroupoflisteners,interprettheirresponses,andtake othersideasintoaccountwhenexplainingtheirpositions Articulatepersonalresponsestotextbyexpressingandsupportingapointofviewabout theissues,themes,andsituationswithintext,citingappropriateevidence Experimentwiththeuseoftechnologyincommunicatingforarangeofpurposes Geography10 Studentswillbeexpectedtodemonstrateanunderstandingthathumanityispartofthe planetsphysicalbiologicalweb,andthatsustainabilityisdependentonwiseplanet managementsystemsandglobalcooperation StudentwillbeexpectedtodescribetheinterconnectednessofEarthsphysicaland biologicalsystems Analyzemaps,graphs,photos,images,andotherformsofgeographicdata representation Portraybysomeillustrativemethodtheinformationcollectedaboutageographic phenomenonorenvironment