Objective: Learning from past disasters to prepare for future emergency situations.
I can satisfactorily read and understand straightforward, factual texts on subjects relating to my own interests or to school subjects.
I can present a topic in a short report using photographs and short blocks of text.
I can recognize the important points in straightforward newspaper articles.
Lesson:
You’ve been briefed that a zombie apocalypse is imminent. Often, the past influences and shapes the future. The agency needs a full report on a previous disaster to help plan for the zombie pandemic. Each of you will get a previous event and you’ll have to do research on the assigned disaster. Classify the types of disasters: natural, epidemic, biological, terrorism. Finish your report in 250 words. Use Magister to hand in your report. You will receive feedback to improve your writing.
What happened during the disaster?
How many people were affected and how?
How did people / the government respond?
What could have been done better to prepare for such a disaster?
Which lessons learned from this disaster can be applied to a zombie apocalypse?
Previous disasters:
Joplin tornado (2011)
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
Hurricane Irene (2011)
September 11, 2001
Chernobyl (1986)
Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
Haiti Earthquake (2010)
San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
Wildfires in Southern California (2007)
Nashville Flood (2010)
H1N1 (2009)
Spanish Influenza (1918)
Polio (1952)
Oklahoma City bombing (1995)
Chicago Heat Wave (1995)
Arkansas Floods (2010)
Super Tuesday Tornado Outbreak (2008)
Blizzard of 1999
Storm of the Century (1993)
SARS in Asia (2002)
London Train Bombing (2005)
Anthrax Attacks (2001)
Orlando Nightclub Shooting (2016)
Bloody Sunday (1972)
Black Saturday Bushfires (2009)
Discussion:
What are the likely threats that would affect our community? Based on what we’ve learned for past events, how should we prepare emergencies?