Natural Disaster Project(Power Point and Brochure) This is a doozy, but FUN!

In this activity you will be answering the following essential question:

What can you do to prepare for different types of natural disasters?

You will be working in a team of 4 students to create a preparedness guide to different natural disasters. Each student within your group will be responsible for one of the disasters listed below. The group will then compile their information into a single document that answers AT LEAST the following questions:

How common is this disaster and where does this disaster normally occur and during what time of year? How often?

What are the major causes of damage, destruction, death associated with this disaster? People killed annually? Money damages incurred?

What can be done before the disaster happens? How can you prepare?

What should be done during the disaster? What should be done after the disaster?

Step One: Describe the disaster and the frequency of the disaster

The table below contains links to pages with lists of web sites that may be useful in answering this question. If you find other web sites that quickly and easily summarize the information please copy or bookmark the URL (address) so that it can be added to the lists.

Hurricane Tornado Volcanic Eruption Earthquake

Tsunami Lightning Landslide/Debris flow Thunderstorms

 Step Two : Determine the damage caused by the disaster

Use the links from the pages above to discover information about the damage caused by the natural disaster that you

are investigating. Answer the questions and add other pertinent info!

Step Three: Determine steps to take before, during and after a disaster.

Natural Disaster Suggested document starting point

HurricaneAre you ready for a Hurricane?

TornadoAre you ready for a Tornado?

Volcanic Eruption

Preparing for Volcanic Emergencies

EarthquakeAre you ready for an Earthquake?

Landslide/Debris flow

Landslide and Debris flow

Step Four: Create your group Power Point

Share your information with the group and create the power point presentation. All students within the group should have a similar format for the Power Point slides you create. Each group will be responsible for presenting their findings to the class. The group should have a Power Point presentation to use as well as a 3-column brochure to hand out to all students in the class. The documents should focus more on content than style and they should be printed in black and white for the class. If you want to hand in a single color copy for evaluation that is OK but don't waste the color ink on handouts to distribute to the class.

ALL SORTS OF USEFUL LINKS FOR YOU TO USE FOR YOUR PROJECT!!!!

Websites: (just click and go)

Earth's Structure Quiz

Wild Wild Weather Volcano Field Trip

Water Cycle Quiz Thunderstorms Quiz Wind Quiz

Plate Tectonics Quiz

Avalanche Hurricanes Quiz

Rock Cycle Quiz Extreme Weather Hurricanes 1

Seasons Quiz   The Disaster Area Hurricane Field Trip

A to Z Science Powers of Nature Hurricanes 2

A to Z Weather Restless Earth Wind Power

Natural Disasters 1 Volcanoes Quiz Lightning

Natural Disasters 2 Volcanoes 1 Tornadoes Quiz

Natural Disasters 3 Volcanoes 2 Tornado Field Trip

The Birth of Earth Volcanoes 3Tornadoes and

Technology

Tornado Webquest and quiz

VIDEO LINKS – NEOK12.COM

Avalanche Hurricanes

Volcanoes

Tornadoes

Lightning Tsunamis

Review Sheets

 

Please use the links below in order to complete the following review sheets. Review sheets are due on

the day of Power Point/Brochure presentations!

Earth Science Website Review Sheet**

***You will find the answers to these questions by using links in the “Websites” table or by using Google.

Birth of Earth Websheet Restless Earth Websheet

Natural Disasters 1 Websheet

TAKE A BREAK AND PLAY THE “CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE NATURAL

DISASTER” GAME!!

Earth Science Website Review Sheet

Use any of the links provided in the “Websites” table!!

Website Three Things I Learned

Seasons

1.

2.

3.

Water Cycle

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2.

3.

Rock Cycle

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2.

3.

Earth's Structure

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2.

3.

Plate Tectonics

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2.

3.

Birth of Earth Website Review Sheet

Please use the Birth of Earth website to answer these questions.

1.  Divergent, Convergent, and Transform are three different kinds of ______________________.

8.  ____________________________ is the study of plants.

2.  Plate _______________ is the science of how the earth changed over time.

9.  The ________________________ era runs from 65 million years ago until

today.

3.  ______________________________ is the study of our planet.

10.  When plates collide or converge, they meet each other a _______________________ boundary.

4.  ______________________________ is the study of animals.

11.  When plates slide along each other it is called a _______________________ boundary.

5.  The ___________________________ is the first era in our timeline.

12.  ___________________________ is another name for out planet.

6.  _____________________________ means to separate or diverge.

13.  The ____________________________ is third era in out timeline.

7.  The ___________________________ is the second era in our timeline

14.  There are many _______________ in the history of the world. 

Natural Disasters 1 Website Review Sheet

Use the website Natural Disasters 1 to complete this websheet.

Natural Disasters 1

Three Things I Learned

Tornadoes

1.

2.

3.

Earthquakes1.

2.

3.

Hurricanes

1.

2.

3.

Floods

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2.

3.

Tsunamis

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Restless Earth Website Review Sheet

Please use the Restless Earth website to answer these questions.

 

1.  What was the name of the so-called Super-continent? ____________________________________________

2.  Scientists believe that the Super-continent was formed ______________________________ years ago.

3.  Transform Plate boundaries ________________________________________ each other. 

4.  If the Earth's plates move 1.5 inches each year, approximately how many inches will they move in 36 years? ____________________________________

5.  What is the best evidence supporting the theory of the Super-continent? ___________________________________

6.  Which volcanoes have layers of cinder between layers of lava? _____________________________________

7.  After a shield volcano erupts, it usually is:       a.  a little higher because most of the lava runs down the side of the volcano.       b.  lower because the top of the volcano will cave in.       c.  a lot higher because most of the lava piles up around vent.

8.  Composite cones are often bigger than Cinder Cones because __________________________________________.

9.  Mt. McKinley, in Alaska, is one of the world's largest volcanoes.  From its size, we can tell that: ___________________________________.

10. How many people die each year because of earthquakes? ___________________________________

11. How many city blocks were burned in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake? ______________________________

12. What was the biggest earthquake recorded in the 1900's? ____________________________________________

13. Which disasters are caused by earthquakes? ___________________________________________________

14. What should you do in an earthquake? _______________________________________________

15. How often does a dramatic earthquake occur? ________________________________________

WASN’T THIS SIMPLY A BLAST!!!!!??????????

Thanks for your hard work!!!