PYP 3 - How the World Works - Natural Disasters
Transdisciplinary Theme
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment Central Idea Natural disasters play a role in shaping the earth and communities respond to these changes Lines of Inquiry
Concepts
Function, Connection, Change Related concepts
Profiles Knowledgeable and Inquirer Attitudes Curiosity, Confidence and Commitment Teacher Questions
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Links
How earth is changing http://www.platetectonics.com/book/page_6.asp Earthquake history http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ http://newsblogged.com/ http://classroom.jc-schools.net/sci-units/earth-features.htm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/tsunami/ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/lessons/18/g68/fondisasters.html http://www.learner.org/interactives/dynamicearth/plate2.html (A 5star interactive resources to explain about earth’s crust, tectonic and plates of dynamic earth) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/tectonics/ how the earth tectonic plate move http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/ an explanation about natural disaster with great photography http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/home.html a game from UN official website **recommended* http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/forces-of-nature.html?section=t interactive explanation of the natural disaster from National Geographic channel http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/websites/4_11/index.shtml lesson from BBC school http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4588149.stm http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/atmosphere/ http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/plate_reconstruction/platereconstruction.html plates construction from millions years ago up to now (animated) http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ http://newsblogged.com/volcano-news-latest-real-time-updates natural disaster latest news http://homeschooling.gomilpitas.com/explore/planet.htm video compilation about earth http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html interactive website to explain about some natural disaster with interesting activity of making your own disaster at the end http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/archives/ndht.php#earth prepare, mitigate and manage natural disaster effect resource http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/kids/articles/2011/03/31/20110331family-technology-emergency-survival-plan.html how information technology can help to manage disaster effect/ detection QUIZ: http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/kqStart.shtml http://www.fema.gov/kids/qzbwl02.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/quiz-natural-disasters/ http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00758/en/quiz.html |
The 10 most devastating natural disasters that caused death and destruction on a massive scale.
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Kids love this song! Especially the too-cool DJ's dance. Entertaining and educative!
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A leeson explaining natural disasters from KidsClassroom
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1st Formative Assessment
Students create a simple report explaining their understanding about the components of earth and how the earth is changing over time (which becomes the major cause of natural disaster). Criteria :
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2nd Formative Assessment
Students make a simple scientific report (soil erosion) using
Show their understanding of a scientific experiment:
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3rd Formative AssessmentFor over a month, teachers observe the way students interact with their classmates. The record is done weekly. Criteria :
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Summative AssessmentYou are a natural disaster expert. You are being asked to educate people in a natural disaster environment about that type of natural disaster and the way people adapt to it. (Knowledge: science behind the natural disaster including the process and the changes caused).
Possible natural disasters : storms (hurricane/cyclone/typhoon, tornado/twister, flood, hail storm, blizzard/snowstorm, sandstorm/sand devil), landslide (land)/avalanche (snow),volcano eruption, earthquake, fire (bushfire, wildfire), tsunami, heat-wave, drought Criteria
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