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Exploring Natural Disasters



Title Page
Introduction
Objectives
Task & Roles
Sources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Credits
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Task & Roles

Your group will choose a disaster to research and present information to the class on your experiences/roles. You may choose to present your information from either: PowerPoint, PhotoStory, or acting out a press conference. Each group will include 3 members that take on the following roles:

Volcanoes

Earthquakes

Tsunamis

Volcanologist: You need a scientific account stating what is known about the volcano: its causes, its effects, its magnitude and or intensity, and the likelihood of its recurrence, if known.

Describe how plate tectonics apply to this disaster

Seismologist: You need a scientific account stating what is known about the earthquake: its causes, its effects, its magnitude and or intensity, and the likelihood of its recurrence, if known. 

Describe how plate tectonics apply to this disaster.

Seismologist: You need a scientific account stating what is known about the tsunami: its causes, its effects, its magnitude and or intensity, and the likelihood of its recurrence, if known.  

Describe how plate tectonics apply to this disaster

Emergency Preparedness/

Disaster Response: Create a disaster kit for families and pets. Establish locations for displaced families, and list the organizations available for help.

Emergency Preparedness/

Disaster Response: Create a disaster kit for families and pets. Establish locations for displaced families, and list the organizations available for help.

Emergency Preparedness/

Disaster Response: Create a disaster kit for families and pets. Establish locations for displaced families, and list the organizations available for help.

Press Spokesperson and News Reporter: You will provide the facts about the disaster to the press: Who, what, when, where, why and how. You will create a media kit that includes a press release and photos related to the event.

 Press Spokesperson and News Reporter: You will provide the facts about the disaster to the press: Who, what, when, where, why and how. You will create a media kit that includes a press release and photos related to the event.

 Press Spokesperson and News Reporter: You will provide the facts about the disaster to the press: Who, what, when, where, why and how. You will create a media kit that includes a press release and photos related to the event.


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