Assessment+1+due+8th+Dec+2011

BLACKWATTLE BAY CAMPUS SCIENCE FACULTY Earth and Environmental Science HSC Course Tectonic Impacts – Natural Disasters Weighting 20% Due date: Thursday the 8th December (Week 9) Time allowed: 3 Weeks
 * Outcomes:**
 * H1 evaluates how major advances in scientific understanding or technology have changed the direction or nature of scientific thinking ||
 * H3 assesses the impact of particular advances in Earth and Environmental Science on the development of technologies ||
 * H13 uses terminology and reporting styles appropriately and successfully to communicate information and understanding ||
 * H13 uses terminology and reporting styles appropriately and successfully to communicate information and understanding ||

a) selecting and using appropriate text types or combinations thereof, for oral and written presentations b) selecting and using appropriate media to present data and information c) selecting and using appropriate methods to acknowledge sources of information e) using a variety of pictorial representations to show relationships and presenting information clearly and succinctly
 * **12.3 gather information from secondary sources by: ** ||  ||
 * a) accessing information from a range of resources, including popular ||  ||
 * scientific journals, digital technologies and the Internet ||  ||
 * b) practising efficient data collection techniques to identify useful ||  ||
 * information in secondary sources ||  ||
 * c) extracting information from numerical data in graphs and tables as well ||  ||
 * as from written and spoken material in all its forms ||  ||
 * d) summarising and collating information from a range of sources ||  ||
 * **13.1 presents information by:** ||

=**Task**= Gather information from a variety of secondary sources (for example, newspaper articles, internet, journals articles, TV documentaries) to present a case study of a recent natural disaster associated with tectonic (earthquake, volcano, tsunami) activity that includes: Select a **//recent//** natural disaster associated with tectonic activity to research as your case study. You will find it much easier to find information you need for your case study than if you choose an earlier natural disasters. providing the audience with an introduction to the selected event, its time and location. Make sure to use the appropriate use of subheadings in a written report. You will also be required to present a 4-6 min speech (powerpoint presentation or similar) on your selected natural disaster that addresses the above criteria.
 * an analysis of the tectonic movement //or process//involved (tectonic cause of the disaster)
 * its distance from the area of disaster
 * damaged caused (loss of human life, collapse of structures etc)
 * discuss the specific causes of the damage (eg, shockwaves, tsunami, gases released )
 * technology used to measure the impact (eg, the size of the earthquake, gases released)
 * predictions on the likely recurrence of the tectonic movement //or process//
 * technology available to assist prediction of future events
 * an investigation of possible solutions to minimise the disastrous effects of future events.
 * **Gather** the required information by using an efficient technique (see outcome 12.3 above)
 * **Present** your case study effectively by;

__Resources__ [|Boxing Day tsunami Indonesia - USGS] [|Boxing Day Tsunami Earthquake information - poster USGS] [|Japan Tsunami earthquake information] [|10 Things about Tsunami's] - Good documentary. First 10mins about boxing day tsunami.