Natural Disasters

Mr. Jay2015-16 Semester 1

You may remember me…

Moved to LHS in Sept. 2013 from MPMS Why leave?

Happy to teach Nat. Dis.

New Dad

Not your typical science course…

Semester elective- your student wants to be here

Cannot remove the human component- similar to Envi. Sci.

WHY?

What is the science behind these events?

WHEN? When do they occur? Can these be predicted?

If so, how?

HOW? How does society cope with these

catastrophes? How do we prepare for future events?

3 Themes of Natural Disasters

From Within: Geological Disasters

Earthquakes Volcanoes Tsunamis

From Above: Meteorological Disasters Storms and Floods Tornadoes Hurricanes

Units of Study

Everything we do in class = 75%

Case studies Labs and classwork Reading checks Mini-projects Quizzes

Unit Projects = 25% No TESTS, but quizzes No HW except for text reading and/or work that

cannot be completed during allotted class time

Grading Policy

Individual, not group Choose an event that occurred w/in the last

century Research done in class Detailed report in the form of a: report,

powerpoint presentation, Prezi, or poster Grading Rubric posted and available Oral presentation is NOT part of the grade Plagiarizing will earn a 0. – Watch out for

cut/paste

Unit Case Study

M8.3 Quake in Chile