Natural+Disasters


 * Here is the challenge in the new template format.



Usha's Thoughts: Should we use this as an example of the Interactions/Associations portal? If so, I wonder if the "Web of Effects" - See Teaching Geographical Thinking - might be useful?

I've added comments to each of the templates. This challenge looks like it would really engage the kids. - Take a look at the thinking strategy in TGT - pg. 103 - "Web of Effects" - could we use this here? Perhaps we should focus less on degree of impact and more on having kids uncover direct/indirect consequences and contibuting/counteraction factors that affect those consequences - see TGT - pg. 55 - can still use the movies to uncover; can still do a persuasive proposal - but maybe for for "Emergency Preparedness Canada" (or whatever the official body is called)

Critical Thinking Lesson Plan**
 * Design to Specs: Canada’s Greatest Natural Disaster**
 * (Guinness Book of Records)**


 * Submitted by Jane Kerr-Wilson, Amber Mitchell, Amy Parsons**

1. Brainstorm: What is a disaster? Outside of placement

2. Determine: What makes an event a disaster? Centre of placemat (Get class to the point where they can use the vocabulary of depth, depth and duration)

3. Watch video clips Dante's peak and Day After Tomorrow and complete decision making matrix for Dante's Peak and The Day After Tomorrow (See below: Natural Disasters Decision Making Matrix)

4. Working independently research a specific topic using data provided by the teacher Red River Flood 1997 Ice Storm 1998 Tsunami 1964 Hurricane Hazel 1954 Barrie Tornado 1985 Earthquake BC 1946

5. Share research in homogenous groupings

6. Move in heterogeneous groupings complete decision making matrix that compares all 6 disasters. (See below: Decision Making Matrix)

7. Using appropriate vocabulary write a conclusion to **justify** what is the Greatest Canadian Disaster (See attachment Greatest Canadian Natural Disaster Proposal)

8. Using the provided template, write proposal that **persuades** the publisher that their selected disaster is the Greatest Canadian Disaster (see Below)

9. Make an **engaging** entry for the Guinness Book of World Records.