Restless Earth
Overview
FBV: Individual liberty – People have their freedom taken from them when a natural disaster occurs in their country. We look at how freedom is restored to these people.
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
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
25 – social security
27 – adequate standard of living
28 – right to education
39 – recovery from trauma and reintegration
Example Key Words
Tectonic Plates
Segments of the earths crust
Continental Drift
The movement of tectonic plates over a long time
Convection Currents
Movement in the mantle due to the heat of the core
Mantle
Section of the earth under the crust
Crust
Section of the earths crust on the surface