What a Disaster! Catastrophic Event PowerPoint

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DO NOT LOSE THIS PAPER!!! YOU MUST TURN IN FOR PROJECT GRADE.

You will create a PowerPoint of a natural disaster that illustrates how the event affects each of the four spheres. You will also be required to present your PowerPoint project to the class.

Possible events to consider: earthquake, volcano, tsunami, tropical cyclone (hurricane), tornado, flood, fire

REQUIREMENTS:

1) PowerPoint:

Your presentation must have 8 slides.

Slide 1: What is the general definition of your natural disaster?

Slide 2: HOW was your natural disaster generated? (WHICH SPHERE?)

Slide 3: Where and when did your natural disater occur? (or is occuring)

Slide 4: How did your disaster affect the GEOSPHERE?

Slide 5: How did your disaster affect the HYDROSPHERE?

Slide 6: How did your disaster affect the BIOSPHERE?

Slide 7: How did your disaster affect the ATMOSPHERE?

Slide 8: Could this disaster have been prevented? How could people be more prepared for this type of disaster?

2) Presentation:.

a) Explain to your classmates your catastrophic event

b) Each person needs to present at least 2 slides.

Complete this section PRIOR TO THE COMPUTER LAB!

What type of natural disaster do you want to present to class?__________________________

In what sphere is this type of disaster caused?______________________________________

How does this type of disaster affect the OTHER spheres?

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What types of pictures do you want to search for on the internet?

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ONCE YOU ARE IN THE COMPUTER LAB…

As you work on your project, remember:

• All text should be in bullet points.
• Be sure to make your slides attractive AND readable (for example, don’t put pink writing on a dark pink background). Include slide transitions and animations.
• Type up your script(What you will say) in Microsoft Word
• Create a bibliography. For all web sites or images you use, write this information:

For Print information: Title of book or encyclopedia. Date book was published. Author – Last name, First name.

For images: Artist's last name, First name. "Title of the image." Date image was created. Online image. Title of the web site. Date you accessed the web page (today). <Web Address>.

For web information: Author of web site (if available) – Last name, first name. “Title of the web PAGE.” Title of the web SITE. Date you accessed the web page (today). <Web Address>.

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RUBRIC FOR GRADING: (each circled number will be doubled for points)

For the PowerPoint:

1 2 3 4 5 You completed the bibliography (see above).

1 2 3 4 5 Has 8 SLIDES and was completed ON TIME.

1 2 3 4 5 Interesting and easy to look at (including images).

1 2 3 4 5 Shows the natural disaster CLEARLY and CORRECTLY.

1 2 3 4 5 Explains which sphere generated the natural disaster

1 2 3 4 5 Explains how the 4 spheres were affected

1 2 3 4 5 Explains how people could prepare for the disaster

For the Presentation:

1 2 3 4 5 Your presentation was interesting.

1 2 3 4 5 You could be HEARD by everyone and made EYE CONTACT with class

1 2 3 4 5 You conducted yourself professionally and respectfully.

Points: /100 TOTAL

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