Dissect a Disaster
Task
Your group is going to make a poster of a type of natural disaster that affects your location that is impacted by climate change.
Remember the type of disaster needs to be a meteorological (weather-related), ex hurricanes. Sea level rise is okay. Get approval from teacher before beginning research.
Process
1. Select which natural disaster your group will study in more depth. It must A) impact your location and B) be a weather/climate related natural disaster.
2. Research natural disaster. Use this research tool.
3. Create a rough draft for your poster.
4. Get feedback on your poster. Use this feedback tool. Here is the feedback protocol.
5. Revise poster content.
6. Create final poster. (See Poster Requirements below. See suggestions under Work Flow to make sure you are efficient and everyone knows his/her responsibilities.)
7. Have your group analyze and critique using this self-assessment tool.
8. Present poster.
9. Get final feedback. Here is the feedback protocol.
10. Reflect on you and your group member's participation. Note: If there is a pattern of participation, this will impact your individual grade on the group project.
11. Include poster in Prezi about your location.
Work Flow - Getting Organized
Before you start to create your poster,
A. Have a plan of who is going to do what and how you will check for quality of work.
B. As a group, look over and discuss the feedback from yesterday. Make sure the suggestions that were helpful get incorporated.
C. Have your group members check paragraphs for accuracy, spelling and grammar.
Here is a possible work flow chart. You can create your own or use the one provided.
Remember that your group gets a group grade; however, individual grades may be adjusted up or down based on participation.
Possible Roles:
- Artists - makes diagram
- Layout - goes to library to get copy; cuts, pastes and attaches work
- Writer - writing directly on poster; checking grammar and size
- Editor - adjusts copy to make sure things fit on the poster (Watch this video on how to adjust the size of your textboxes to the right dimensions.)
- ALL proofread content
Poster Requirements
Note: Posters will be 18 in. x 24 in. (This is what fits on our cabinets.)
1. Natural disaster must be meteorological and impact your region. Note: The poster is on the natural disaster in general and not how it impacts your region specifically.
2. Title
3. Diagram - Original hand drawn or computer-generated
4. Explanation of natural disaster:
- what is it?
- where does it happen?
- how does it form or why does it happen?
- how is climate change impacting it (ex. more/less severe, more/less frequent)?
5. Explain some ways to mitigate (make less severe) this type of natural disaster.
6. Sources
Printing
Before you print, decide how wide you want your text and how many inches long you want the textbox. Then use this helpful video to help you make your font match the size you have decided.
Presentation of Posters
Each group member will be presenting at some point to some other members of the class. Make sure you know how to explain all parts.
Your group is going to make a poster of a type of natural disaster that affects your location that is impacted by climate change.
Remember the type of disaster needs to be a meteorological (weather-related), ex hurricanes. Sea level rise is okay. Get approval from teacher before beginning research.
Process
1. Select which natural disaster your group will study in more depth. It must A) impact your location and B) be a weather/climate related natural disaster.
2. Research natural disaster. Use this research tool.
3. Create a rough draft for your poster.
4. Get feedback on your poster. Use this feedback tool. Here is the feedback protocol.
5. Revise poster content.
6. Create final poster. (See Poster Requirements below. See suggestions under Work Flow to make sure you are efficient and everyone knows his/her responsibilities.)
7. Have your group analyze and critique using this self-assessment tool.
8. Present poster.
9. Get final feedback. Here is the feedback protocol.
10. Reflect on you and your group member's participation. Note: If there is a pattern of participation, this will impact your individual grade on the group project.
11. Include poster in Prezi about your location.
Work Flow - Getting Organized
Before you start to create your poster,
A. Have a plan of who is going to do what and how you will check for quality of work.
B. As a group, look over and discuss the feedback from yesterday. Make sure the suggestions that were helpful get incorporated.
C. Have your group members check paragraphs for accuracy, spelling and grammar.
Here is a possible work flow chart. You can create your own or use the one provided.
Remember that your group gets a group grade; however, individual grades may be adjusted up or down based on participation.
Possible Roles:
- Artists - makes diagram
- Layout - goes to library to get copy; cuts, pastes and attaches work
- Writer - writing directly on poster; checking grammar and size
- Editor - adjusts copy to make sure things fit on the poster (Watch this video on how to adjust the size of your textboxes to the right dimensions.)
- ALL proofread content
Poster Requirements
Note: Posters will be 18 in. x 24 in. (This is what fits on our cabinets.)
1. Natural disaster must be meteorological and impact your region. Note: The poster is on the natural disaster in general and not how it impacts your region specifically.
2. Title
3. Diagram - Original hand drawn or computer-generated
4. Explanation of natural disaster:
- what is it?
- where does it happen?
- how does it form or why does it happen?
- how is climate change impacting it (ex. more/less severe, more/less frequent)?
5. Explain some ways to mitigate (make less severe) this type of natural disaster.
6. Sources
Printing
Before you print, decide how wide you want your text and how many inches long you want the textbox. Then use this helpful video to help you make your font match the size you have decided.
Presentation of Posters
Each group member will be presenting at some point to some other members of the class. Make sure you know how to explain all parts.
