Natural Disasters – Are We Prepared as Rescuers?

Omer Faheem

Summary

Through various online communication mediums (i.e. email, wikis, blogs etc), students will discover where and under what conditions natural disasters are most likely

to occur, as well as the impact they have on environment.

Students will also discuss the disaster’s impact on global connection and suggest ways to counter challenges faced in distribution of aid in the affected areas.

Standards and Objectives

• Creating awareness of natural disasters. • Identify the causes and statistics of different natural disasters.• Impact of natural disasters on environment and human activity.• Problems encountered after natural disasters and how to solve

them.• Challenges encountered in distribution of aid.• Ensure timely delivery of aid in disaster affected areas.

Learning Outcomes

• Conduct research on different disasters and prepare a presentation on it.

• Understand the causes of different disasters and their impact on environment.

• Collaborate and conduct awareness campaigns to collect aid for the affected areas.

• Propose and establish ways to ensure the delivery of aid to the affected areas.

• Establish the fact as to why countries come together to help the disaster affected areas.

Curriculum Framing Questions

Essential Question:• How do natural disasters affect people and environment?

Unit Question:• Why is it important to be prepared for any natural disaster?

Content Question:• What causes the occurrences of different disasters?• What are the impacts of natural disaster on environment?• Why different nation help each other in disaster situation?• What challenges are faced in distribution of aid in affected areas?• How to ensure timely delivery of aid in affected areas?

Student Activities

• Student prepare a presentation on the disasters by doing necessary research from various sources.

• Student give presentation to the class on different disasters and answer all questions raised by the participants.

• Survey is conducted to identify challenges encountered in distribution of aid.

• Preparation of newsletter for starting a campaign to collect aid.• Students collaborate and conduct awareness campaigns to collect aid

for the affected areas.• Quiz are conducted to evaluate the student’s knowledge on natural

disasters.• Preparation of report : why different nations help each other in times

of such catastrophe.

Evaluation Tools (Assessment Type)Activity Assessment Type

Research is done for collecting information and statistics about natural disasters.

Research Checklist

Preparation and giving a presentation on the topic .

Peer group project checklist

Multimedia Presentation Rubric

Survey is conducted to identify the challenges encountered in distribution of aid.

Critical thinking checklist

Research Interview Checklist

Suggest methods to ensure the timely delivery of aid in affected areas.

Problem solving checklist

Preparation of newsletter for a starting a campaign to collect aid.

Print newsletter checklist

Discussion and report on: why different nations help each other in times of such catastrophe.

Report Rubric