TASK #1
Generate a range of questions about the impact of your selected natural disaster that you will try to answer through the research process (the second column of the KWL charts will be useful in this process).
Remember to use the success criteria to ensure that you are gathering appropriate information.
Possible questions could include:
Where does this type of disaster occur?
How frequently do they happen?
What causes them to happen?
How severe can they be?
What impact do they have on people, animals and the natural environment?
How do people protect themselves and their environment against natural disasters? How well do people’s emergency management strategies assist them?
What agencies exist to help prepare for natural disasters?
TASK #2
As a class - identify and source a range of resources that could be used to answer the research questions.
Resources could include:
Local Government
Internet sites
Library books
TV documentaries
News articles, etc.
You may also consider inviting an expert to school (eg: a council worker who deals with emergency management, a seismologist, a meteorologist, a civil defence officer, etc) to share their knowledge about natural disasters and to answer questions.
You may also choose to interview experts via the telephone or e-mail.
Collecting, organising and analysing information, Identifying, recruiting and managing resources
TASK #3
Carry out research on your chosen natural disaster including what rules, laws, and other emergency support is provided by local government.
Collecting, organising and analysing information, Communicating and receiving ideas and information, Planning and Organising
TASK #4
Organise your collected information into different categories (eg: scientific facts, examples of natural disasters, survival strategies, etc) and start thinking about how you are going to create a presentation using ICT tools or other relevant media, to share your knowledge. You could make a powerpoint presentation, instructional video, keynote presentation... etc
Communicating ideas & receiving information
TASK 5#
Interview an expert who works in the field of emergency management to find out what systems and resources should be in place at school and home to prepare for the natural disasters that could occur.
You should be able to recognise and investigate different aspects of disaster preparedness such as transport, medicine, shelter, food, communications, etc
Planning & Organising
TASK 6#
Develop a questionnaire to give to your families and school leader/s to ascertain how prepared they are for the natural disasters that threaten their environment.
The questions in the questionnaire need to be based on the information gained during your interview with an expert in emergency management and should cover the different aspects of disaster preparedness (these questions could be developed in collaboration with the expert)
Collecting, organising & analysing information...
TASK #7
Distribute the questionnaires to your families and the school management team
Analyse the results of the questionnaires to identify the actions that you’ve already been taken in school and at home to prepare for a natural disaster and the actions that still need to be taken.
Generating, identifying & assessing opportunities
TASK 8:
Use the findings from the questionnaire to list a range of projects that you could carry out to improve people’s awareness of emergency management and to ensure that your school and/or homes are better equipped to deal with a natural disaster.
Your projects could include: create and edit an educational video about how to prepare for a natural disaster, Creating a school map that highlights evacuation meeting points and displaying these in all classrooms; creating a pamphlet describing what should be in family survival kits, improving your school’s survival kit and emergency contact systems, etc. You could also make up an example of a “good” survival kit - to show what is needed as a basis to be prepared for a natural disaster.
Each group is to take on a different project - so that a range of resources are developed for the community.
Generating, identifying and assessing opportunities.
TASK #9
Use a Decision Making Grid to select a project that you will carry out in your groups.
Possible criteria for the Decision Making Grid could include:
project can be completed in a reasonable length of time, resources to carry out the project can be easily obtained, students have the appropriate skills to complete the project, project will be beneficial to our community, project will be fun to carry out, etc.
Planning and Organising
TASK # 10
List the jobs that need to be carried out to complete the selected project and make sure that each of you are assigned roles/responsibilities that suit your strengths or learning goals.
Planning & organising, working with others, communicating and receiving ideas and information
As a class... complete a timeline setting a completion date for your project and plotting the tasks that need to be completed.
Work cooperatively to carry out your project...
Celebrate your achievements by sharing your learning and actions with the rest of your class.
Communicating and receiving ideas and information
Students share their presentations with the class and use the success criteria to measure their achievements.
LOTS TO BE DONE... SO GET TO IT! DUE DATE IS FIRST WEEK BACK TERM #3
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