Introduction
You have been selected by the "Organisation for the Occurrence of Natural Disasters" to be a researcher. Your job is to investigate the world's natural disasters. The task you have been given is to describe the event (hurricane, tornado, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, etc.), the causes of such events, important historical occurrences, and what, if anything, can be done to lessen the impact when these events occur.
Task
Your job is to find the information using the Internet to research the nineteen topics below. As you research, record your informations on the Natural Disaster Information Log sheet. Once this is done, the information gathered in your "log" will be used to create a multimodal presentation describing your findings.
Information to find:
- Define your natural disaster.
- What are the causes of it.
- How it is formed.
- Where does it come from.
- What takes place during the disaster.
- What scientific process causes this to occur.
- What is the scientific background behind the disaster.
- What areas of the world this disaster occurs in. Map needed.
- How many different types/magnitudes are there.
- What are the differences in these types/magnitudes.
- What are some of the major natural disasters of this kind that have occurred in your lifetime.
- What was the worst disaster of this kind in history.
- What are some other notable disasters through out history.
- What was effects/impact of the disaster on humans.
- What was the economical impact.
- What were the effects/impact on the environment.
- What tools and methods are used to predict this natural disaster.
- Are signals used to warn people of a disaster that is about to occur.
- Is there evidence of animals sensing this natural disaster before it occurs. Explain.
Process
Step 1:
The first step in the process of completing the task consists of completing research by visiting the web sites located in the "Resources" area of this webquest.
Step 2:
Complete the questions on the handout to guide your research. Be prepared to hand in.
Step 3:
Complete a multimodal presentation on the information you have found. Be prepared to present this information to the "Organisation for the Occurrence of Natural Disasters" (your classmates).
Step 4:
Present your findings to "The Organisation" (classmates) on Monday, August 15th.
Resources:
The following is a list of resources that will aid you in your research.
General Resources
| Natural Disasters by Death Rate |
| Top 100 Disasters of the 20th Century |
| http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/frames.html |
| http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/ |
| http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm |
Volcanoes
| http://www.britannica.com/ |
| http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-volcano.htm |
| http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/ |
| http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/tut/tut23_ex/ |
Hurricanes
Tornadoes
Tsunami
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Landslides
| http://www.ussartf.org/landslides.htm |
| http://www.geology.wisc.edu/courses/g115/projects03/emgoltz/causes.htm http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=1326 |
Earthquake
| http://www.tinynet.com/faults.html |
| http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/earthquakes/index.shtml |
| http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-earthquake.htm |
| http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/ |
Floods
| http://library.thinkquest.org/C003603/english/flooding/index.shtml |
| http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-rain.htm |
| http://www.pbs.org/newshour/infocus/floods/science.html |
Evaluation
Learning intention:
To understand how natural disasters impact our environment.
Success Criteria:
- Define a natural disaster.
- Explain how it is caused, how it is formed and where it comes from.
- Describe the scientific background behind this disaster.
- Locate where these disasters occur throughout the world.
- Name some of the major natural disasters of this kind that have occurred in your lifetime.
- Explain the impact this disaster has on animals, humans, the economy and the environment.
- Name the tools and methods used to predict this natural disaster.
Conclusion
By completing this webquest, you should now have an understanding of how natural disasters impact your life. The geographical location of where you live can play an important role on the disasters you might encounter. Remember to listen to the warning signs to minimise the disaster's impact on your life.
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Conclusion
By completing this webquest, you should now have an understanding of how natural disasters impact your life. The geographical location of where you live can play an important role on the disasters you might encounter. Remember to listen to the warning signs to minimise the disaster's impact on your life.