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Homework. Due next Homework. Due next lesson:lesson:

How would you advise the Chinese How would you advise the Chinese and Haitian governments to improve and Haitian governments to improve their response to the next their response to the next earthquake that hits the country.earthquake that hits the country.

Give at least three reasons. Explain Give at least three reasons. Explain your choice.your choice.

Sichuan Earthquake (2008): Sichuan Earthquake (2008): lessons learnt?lessons learnt?

Today we will:Today we will:

Study the Haiti earthquake of 2010Study the Haiti earthquake of 2010 Study the Sichuan earthquake of 2008Study the Sichuan earthquake of 2008 Compare the two earthquakesCompare the two earthquakes Assess the impact of the two earthquakesAssess the impact of the two earthquakes Study how the Chin have changed their Study how the Chin have changed their

response to earthquakes.response to earthquakes. Suggest ways that the Chinese could further Suggest ways that the Chinese could further

develop their response to earthquakes.develop their response to earthquakes.

To startTo start

Last lesson you studied plate boundaries.

Listen to the name of each plate boundary. Use your hands to mime what happens at the boundary. Be prepared to explain your mime.

Extension: Can you list what features are created at the different boudnaries?

Comparing two earthquakesComparing two earthquakes

This lesson you are going to compare This lesson you are going to compare two earthquakes:two earthquakes:

The Haiti earthquake of 2010The Haiti earthquake of 2010The Sichuan earthquake of 2008The Sichuan earthquake of 2008

Working in pairs create a list of Working in pairs create a list of questions that you want to answer.questions that you want to answer.

QuestionsQuestions

When?When? Where?Where? How big?How big? Impact on people?Impact on people? Impact on property?Impact on property? How did the Chinese and Haitian How did the Chinese and Haitian

government respond?government respond?

Which of these questions need short answers?Which of these questions need short answers?Which of these questions need long answers?Which of these questions need long answers?

Collect information about the Collect information about the Haiti earthquake of 2010 Haiti earthquake of 2010

These resources may be useful:These resources may be useful:Haiti Earthquake - The TelegraphHaiti Earthquake - New York TimesHaiti Earthquake 2010 – BBCHaiti Earthquake - The Guardian

Searching with Searching with Google

CollectCollect information about the information about the Sichuan earthquake of 2008Sichuan earthquake of 2008

These resources may be useful:These resources may be useful:

BBC News report 15 May 2008BBC News report 15 May 2008PowerPoint: learning from the past.PowerPoint: learning from the past.Sichuan earthquake factfile.Sichuan earthquake factfile.BBC News, pictures of the Sichuan two BBC News, pictures of the Sichuan two weeks after the earthquakeweeks after the earthquakeBBC News 13 May 2008BBC News 13 May 2008Searching with Google, but be careful to Searching with Google, but be careful to only research the only research the 20082008 earthquake. earthquake.

CompareCompare the two the two earthquakesearthquakes

When?When?Where?Where?How big?How big?Impact on people?Impact on people?Impact on property?Impact on property?How did the Chinese and Haitian How did the Chinese and Haitian governments respond?governments respond?

In your view which was the worst In your view which was the worst earthquake? Why?earthquake? Why?

Which of these is a Which of these is a comparison?comparison?

The weather today is sunny. The weather The weather today is sunny. The weather yesterday was overcast.yesterday was overcast.

The weather today is sunny whereas The weather today is sunny whereas yesterday it was overcast.yesterday it was overcast.

Connecting words:Connecting words:

WhilstWhilstHoweverHoweverOn the other handOn the other hand

Compare the two earthquakesCompare the two earthquakesThe Haiti earthquake happened on ______ whereas the Sichuan earthquake happened on ________________.

The earthquake in Haiti measured _______ on the Richter Scale whilst _________________.

People were affected _______________

Property was affected______________

The Chinese government did the following.

The Haitian government did the following

Remember comparison words like bigger / smaller / greater / lesser

Homework. Due next Homework. Due next lesson:lesson:

How would you advise the Chinese How would you advise the Chinese and Haitian governments to improve and Haitian governments to improve their response to the next their response to the next earthquake that hits the country.earthquake that hits the country.

Give at least three reasons. Explain Give at least three reasons. Explain your choice.your choice.

Look at the following suggestions for Look at the following suggestions for improving China’s response to an improving China’s response to an

earthquake. Which two do you think earthquake. Which two do you think are the best? Why?are the best? Why?

Pass a law to make sure all houses are Pass a law to make sure all houses are built to withstand an earthquake.built to withstand an earthquake.

Design all roads to be able to withstand Design all roads to be able to withstand an earthquakean earthquake

Train more soldiers in search and rescueTrain more soldiers in search and rescue Ensure each house has a box of Ensure each house has a box of

containing a tent, bottled water, warm containing a tent, bottled water, warm clothes and tinned food. clothes and tinned food.

To finishTo finish Write a 3,2,1 in your work books:Write a 3,2,1 in your work books:

3 effects of either earthquake,3 effects of either earthquake, 2 responses by either government2 responses by either government 1 way of reducing the effect of future 1 way of reducing the effect of future

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