Download - Haiti Earthquake KS3 Lesson
EARTHQUAKE
Learning Objectives
• To know where in the world Haiti is
• To understand the tectonic processes that caused the earthquake
• To begin to understand the impact on the people of Haiti
• To be able to empathise with the people affected by the disaster
What I KNOW about the Haiti
earthquake
What I WOULD LIKE to know about the Haiti earthquake
What I have LEARNT about the Haiti
earthquake
Complete the first two columns of your
KWL grid.
Complete the first two columns of your
KWL grid.
“It accelerated with extreme violence. The entire building was shaking violently and I
was hanging onto furniture just to stop myself from being thrown around the
room and praying that the big concrete pillar in the middle of my office would not break and bring the whole building down
on me. When it subsided, access to outside from my office had been blocked
off so all the people like me had to get out of my window and go down three storeys on a ladder, a rather rickety ladder. When I reached the bottom, I just looked around
me and saw......
FINISH THE STORY. WHAT DID YOU SEE?
What do you think happened two hours BEFORE this photo was taken?What do you think happened two hours BEFORE this photo was taken?
What do you think happened two hours AFTER this photo was taken?What do you think happened two hours AFTER this photo was taken?
PAIR WORKYou are about to see a map of
Haiti for 30 seconds.
You need to remember as much as you can of the map.
You will then have two minutes to draw as much of the map as you can remember on your A4
paper!
You will repeat the process three times until you have built up a
complete map.
PAIR WORKYou are about to see a map of
Haiti for 30 seconds.
You need to remember as much as you can of the map.
You will then have two minutes to draw as much of the map as you can remember on your A4
paper!
You will repeat the process three times until you have built up a
complete map.
Outline of the
countries?
Names of places?
Al Jazeera explains
science behind Haiti’s
earthquake
Watch the clip once all the way through.
Watch it a second time and;
Person A – Look out for the tectonic plates, where they are and what
they are called and draw them onto your map.
Person B – Write down a description of what caused the earthquake.
Using your sketch map that you made in pairs to help you, draw a neat version of the map of Haiti in your books. Explain how the earthquake happened.
Tuesday 12th January
Wednesday 13th January
Thursday 14th January
Friday 15th January
Saturday 16th January
CBS NewsThe Week in
Haiti
Draw the timeline and write down one thing that
happened each day after the quake struck alongside the
correct day.
What I KNOW about the Haiti
earthquake
What I WOULD LIKE to know about the Haiti earthquake
What I have LEARNT about the Haiti
earthquake
Add 3-5 things you
have LEARNT
today about the Haiti
earthquake.
Add 3-5 things you
have LEARNT
today about the Haiti
earthquake.