On Shaky Ground

How does the land around us affect how we live?

Lego Houses

Hope

• Have you ever really wanted something?– Have you ever thought, “I really hope

I get this thing.” or “I really hope that I can go to some place.”

• What are some examples of natural disasters?

Haiti• Google Earth

• How many Haitians it would take to make the amount of money that the average person in Jacksonville makes

• What is life like in Haiti?

• What do people in Haiti care about?

Earthquakes

• What happens

Haiti sits on a Strike-Slip fault. Which of these do you think is a Strike Slip fault?

After A Natural Disaster• Who helps?

– Red Cross– United Nations– The Goods– Clinton-Bush Haiti

Fund– Mercy Corps– Music for Relief– Artists for Peace

and Justice

– K.I.D.S. (Kids In Distressed Situations)

– UNICEF– Save the Children– Doctors without

Borders– Many more

(http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/12/haiti-earthquake-relief-h_n_421014.html)

– Other countries send help (Marines)

What has to be done first if we want to rebuild?

Video Clip– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P92_hMC4Yw&feature=channel

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Hope returns?

• What is self-confidence?

• How do you build self-confidence?

• In one small way, that is what we tried to do, help some people gain skills and build self-confidence.– We hope to build hope.

School as Hope

Our Pics and Story

Fort Liberte

Reaction

• What can you do?

• What can we do?

• How does the land affect how you live?

• How do natural disasters effect people’s lives?– Think about the people living in the area

of the natural disaster.– Think about people who live in other parts

of the world.– Think about relief workers who try to help.– Think about kids, adults, the elderly.

When the Earth rises tomorrow, where will hope be?