Post on 21-Jun-2015
Hurricane KatrinaCASE STUDYCASE STUDY
Weeks 4 & 5Unit 2 : Unit 2 : Extreme WeatherExtreme Weather
Mr. Green
Week 4 Tasks
• Recap tests – Air Masses affecting UK & Passage of Depression
• Introduction to Hurricanes and basic theory
• How to write a case study
• Task sheets: • Hurricane Diagram• “We Shoot Looters”
• Watch clip of War of Worlds – initial human responses to extreme events!
• Hazard Perception and Response – Theory PPT
• Real extreme event responses…Interview with Mayor
Slide Show for Interview
• Handouts – • “My Experience”• “Hurricane Weather Bulletin”
Week 5 Tasks
Additional Links
Disaster Preparation Info• http://msucares.com/disaster/index.html#top
Red Cross• http://redcross.tallytown.com/katrina.html
Hurricane Animation• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/world/03/hurricane_guide/html/default.
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Hurricane Katrina – Tracker• http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupDownloadFile.asp?
GroupId=12426&ResourceID=142099
Bad Cops!!• http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Un0PX0-nyIE