What makes a disaster a 'natural' disaster?
What is meant by the term 'natural disasters'?
When does something become a natural disaster?
How many natural disasters can you think of?
How can they be classified?
As a class we will brainstorm different types of natural disasters and create a class definition.
Compared with other countries around the world Australia is considered geologically stable with a very low record of earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and meteorite strikes. This is largely because we have a stable continent, entirely on one tectonic plate. If they do occur the damage is less than it might otherwise be because we have well-constructed homes and our cities and towns are not densely populated. Since European settlement in Australia the most deaths from a natural hazard have been due to severe droughts, floods and bushfires.
What natural disasters have occurred lately?
Keep an eye on Earthweek, a great website which details all the natural events happening on Earth on a weekly basis. You can also go here.
During the term
1. Browse through newspapers to see if you can find information about natural disasters that have recently happened somewhere in the world.
Bring the clipping in to add to our disaster wall!
2. Identify on the world map any natural disasters that occur. Note the scale of the disaster, date, effects on community etc.
At the end of the unit you will transfer the information on your map to an electronic version at http://bighugelabs.com/map.php.
Grab the embed code to put on your wiki page.
You may like to read the Year 6 finalist entries of the recent Disaster...Opportunity Writing competition. Take a look in the booklet below. (Click on the cover and it will open as a book. Just click on the arrows to turn the pages. You can also zoom in and out).
During the term
1. Browse through newspapers to see if you can find information about natural disasters that have recently happened somewhere in the world.
Bring the clipping in to add to our disaster wall!
2. Identify on the world map any natural disasters that occur. Note the scale of the disaster, date, effects on community etc.
At the end of the unit you will transfer the information on your map to an electronic version at http://bighugelabs.com/map.php.
Grab the embed code to put on your wiki page.
You may like to read the Year 6 finalist entries of the recent Disaster...Opportunity Writing competition. Take a look in the booklet below. (Click on the cover and it will open as a book. Just click on the arrows to turn the pages. You can also zoom in and out).
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Play 'Natural disaster' hangman!
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