LibGuides: Volcanoes, Earthquakes and Tsunamis: Home

Assignment

Your goal is to pick a natural disaster such as an Earthquake, Volcano or Tsunami and research one of the following:

A) Warning: early warning/detection systems

B) Rescue: new rescue or relief procedures

C) Prevention: anti-earthquake, tsunami or volcanoes technologies

Product: Create a poster, pamphlet/brochure or infographic to present up-to-date information on your findings

RESEARCH TIPS

Articles

Your final product will include images - you can copy and paste images into your Research Notecard.

YouTube Clips

Click on the controls on the bottom right- CC put closed captions on - so you can read and listen AND/OR slow down the speed

Day 1: Intro, planning, and start researching your topic

A) How will you collect and organize information?

B) What kind of information do you need?

Resources

Background information

In-depth and/or current information?

Day 2: Continue your research

C) Identify Keywords/Phrases to summarize the information.

Once you have identified a source, in-depth reading for understanding is required.

TIPS

Cite the source at the beginning so you don't forget later and can trace the information back to the origin.
Identify information in the source to support your project.
Remember everything you use needs to be traced back to the original source.

Day 3: Continue research, and begin planning/designing your project

Day 4: Complete putting your project together

Day 5: Present your project in class to two other students

Why Summarize?

To reduce information to main ideas

To understand and learn important information

Summarizing Tip.............

.....tell me what I need to know but keep it BRIEF!