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Tsunami

Overview

FBV: Rule of law – this often gets thrown into chaos during a tsunami. We look at how order can be restored to areas affected.

Cultural Capital: This will develop the habit of empathy as they will be asked to imagine themselves in a situation such as an earthquake and to decide the best course of action. Some student may have also experienced such hazards and it would benefit them to understand them more fully. Lastly, students will be able to understand what they hear on the news more. 

They will be more well rounded individuals as they understand the types of difficulties that other people face in countries that experience natural hazards on a regular basis. 

UN Human Rights:

3 – best interest of the child

6 – life, survival, and development

8 – protection and preservation of identify

10 – family reunification

12 – respect the views of the child

17 – access to information from the media

20 – children unable to live with their family

23 – children with a disability

24 – health and health services

26 – social security

27 – adequate standard of living

28 – right to education

39 – recovery from trauma and reintegration

Example Key Words

Immediate Response

Response to natural hazards on the day

Long Term Response

Response to natural hazards weeks and months later

Social

Issues related to people

Environmental

Issues related to people

Economic

Issues related to people

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