Disaster+Project

Preparing for a Disaster Final Project: Earth Science

Your team has been assigned the task of creating a structure that will resist a natural disaster. There are 2 major parts to this project.

1. Your team will research the effects of your assigned disaster on both living things and the structures (homes, cities, roads, etc.) in your environment. In addition, your research will need to include a variety of ways in which the effects of the disaster can be avoided or minimized. You will prepare a group report using a wiki for collaboration purposes. Each person in your group will be responsible for providing information for the team. As a group, you will divide up your task. All sources must documented in proper bibliographical form. Check Mrs. H-F’s Portaportal (visitor password is marlyshf) for a link to correct format.

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2. After learning how to use SketchUp, your team will design a SketchUp structure(s) that will help avoid or minimize the effects of your assigned disaster. This will be presented to the class, along with oral explanations for your design.

Scoring will be done by using 2 rubrics: 1 for the report and 1 for the SketchUp structure. Each student must also submit a paragraph (on the wiki space) that details your contributions to the group.