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A volcano/earthquake assessment This assessment task will focus on your knowledge of either an earthquake or volcanic eruption, which has occurred in the last 10 years. The task will be completed as a PowerPoint presentation. You should include maps, photographs, diagrams and video links in your presentation, but the writing must be in your own words. Learning Outcome You need to both describe and explain your ideas in detail, offering your own opinions and using specific information/evidence to support and illustrate your answers. Student tasks Choose one earthquake or one volcanic event and complete the following: 1) Introduction and title: What is your piece of work about? What earthquake / volcanic eruption will you be writing about? What is the title of your work? 2) Location: Where did the event happen? Can you show this on a map? Which countries were affected? Which places were affected? 3) Background: When did the event take place – time and date? How long did the event last? What was the size of the event? Did the event occur in a rich or poor country? Has the country had earthquakes/volcanic eruptions before? 4) Causes: What made it happen? Why did it occur? Consider tectonic plates and different type of plate boundaries. 5) Effects: What was the impact of the event? How many people died / were injured? What damage was caused to buildings, roads etc? You should use relevant facts and figures. 6) Responses: What was done to help the people affected? What was done immediately? What long-term help was provided? 7) Opinions: How do you think this event affected the people involved? How do you feel about it? How would you react? © www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2015 24871 Page 1 of 3 A volcano/earthquake assessment This assessment task will focus on your knowledge of either an earthquake or volcanic eruption, which has occurred in the last 10 years. The task will be completed as a PowerPoint presentation. You should include maps, photographs, diagrams and video links in your presentation, but the writing must be in your own words. Learning outcome You need to describe and explain clearly, use evidence and opinions, draw substantiated conclusions and evaluate sources of information. Student tasks Choose two earthquakes or volcanic eruptions and complete the following: 1) Introduction: researching? What is the piece of work about? What two events are you 2) Location: Where did the two events occur? Countries? Places? Urban/rural? 3) Background: When did the event take place? How long did it last? What was the size of the event? Did it occur in a MEDC or a poorer country? Has the country had earthquakes/volcanic eruptions before? 4) Causes: Why did the event occur? Link to tectonic processes. 5) Effects: What was the impact of the event? Deaths? Injuries? Damage? You should use relevant facts and figures. 6) Responses: What was done to help the people affected? Who provided assistance? Was this help immediate? What long-term help was provided? 7) Comparisons: What similarities and differences are there between the two events? You should consider location, causes, effects and responses. 8) Opinions: How do you think this event affected the people involved? How would you react in a similar situation? 9) Evaluation: How good were the responses to each event? Do you think the responses were effective at helping the people affected? Why? What do you think could have been done to help people? How would you try to lessen the damage in this area if another earthquake / volcanic eruption occurred? 10) Conclusions: Which of the two events was ‘worse’ and why? Support your answer with evidence. © www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2015 24871 Page 2 of 3 A volcano/earthquake assessment Teaching notes Two similar activities are provided to allow differentiation. The first activity, (page 1) provides a framework for the investigation of an earthquake or volcanic eruption. It is aimed at lower ability pupils with clearly defined tasks and simple closed questions. The second activity, (page 2) provides the same basic framework as the first activity but is at a higher level with more open-ended questions. It consequently allows for a more extended piece of writing with a comparison of two earthquakes / volcanic eruptions. The student is expected to adopt a more focused approach with this second, higher level activity. There should be a clear structure to their writing with an obvious beginning and end. It also allows the student to evaluate strengths and weaknesses and to draw conclusions, providing evidence of higher order thinking. It would also be possible to separately research two earthquakes / volcanic eruptions with the first activity and make a comparison at a simple level. This could be achieved by dividing the class into two different groups, each researching a different earthquake / volcanic eruption and completing a comparison chart. © www.teachitgeography.co.uk 2015 24871 Page 3 of 3