Natural Disasters

I aplologize for this late post, I totally forgot that I had not posted when this week's blog post was due.

In an effort to help develop more scientifically-literate and compassionate citizens about natural disasters, I would like to implement family assignments when tragic events happen around the globe. For example, in addition to the current assignments or units that we are working on in the classroom, I would like to create assignments that relate to a world tragedy that recently happened, regardless of the time of year and create the assignment so that the family has to discuss and offer suggestions. Students and parents could possibly influence each other to be compassionate about natural disasters. Families could begin to form their own emergency plans and take natural disasters more serious.

Inside the classroom, I can envision making my own classroom undergo a natual disaster. One day after school, I could leave my room with chairs and desk turned upside down and out of place with papers and books thrown everywhere waiting on my first period class to come in the next morning. We would discuss their thoughts or finding their belongings, and their feelings. The students will see how much time it takes to get things back in order, then redestroy it for second period and we would do this for the entire school day. This is a plan of mine for next year.