Earth-Related Disaster Presentation Requirements
Name ______Due date ______Period ______
Choose a specific natural disaster (EARTHQUAKE, VOLCANIC ERUPTION OR TSUNAMI ONLY) that occurred AFTER the year 1900 (older events can be more challenging because it is difficult to find photos). You will pretend to be a news reporter and present specific information about that event (see bullet points below) in a news broadcast format. You must present your project at school on the specific day that will be assigned to you. If you are not prepared for your presentation on your assigned day, you will receive a zero (three times in the gradebook). If you are sick, on your assigned day, YOU MUST PROVIDE A DOCTOR’S EXCUSE and you may present when you return. You will NOT be working with a partner.
Make sure you have all of your research with you during class each day, so you will be preparedwhen we work on the projects during class. Small parts of the project will be due on specified Fridays and by the time the entire project is due, you will already have everything done! If the requirements are NOT MET on the days they are due throughout this unit, you will lose 10 points from your final project grade for EACH time your work is incomplete.
- 10 BULLETS OF REQUIRED INFORMATION: You must cover EACH OF THESE during your presentation to get full credit:
1.date it occurred
2.what time it occurred
3.how long it lasted
4.cost of damage
5.examples of damage
6.number of people killed
7.number of people injured
8.personal observations, eye witness account
9.tell if people were given any warning before event
10.AT LEAST 3 quantitative observations gathered by scientists
- POWER POINT PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
- minimum of 4 slides - maximum of 6 slides
- one slide must include a map of the affected area (try to find one that is related to your disaster)
- if you have before/after photos, they may be included on ONE slide, otherwise only one picture per slide
- choose pictures that have captions to explain what is shown in the picture (name of the person in the photo, name of street, bridge, town, building, etc.), if you cannot explain the photo, select another one!
- expand image to be as large as the slide, make sure picture is still clear and NOT blurry
- after you complete your slide show presentation,it should be saved into Mrs. Gilliland’s Homework
Folder – the file name should be your first and last name only (example: Heather Gilliland)
- SUMMARY (12 pt. Font, Times New Roman, double spaced) is due at the time of your presentation (you will have plenty of time to complete this using the laptops during class)
1st paragraph – Introduction
2nd paragraph – Summary of event
3rd paragraph – Your thoughts/feelings on the disaster/what you learned/opinion
4th paragraph – Conclusion
- DRESSING UP IS OPTIONAL! Students are NOT required to dress up, but will earn bonus points if they choose to dress up (no jeans or t-shirts). PLEASE PLAN AHEAD if you’ll need to borrow clothes from someone, do NOT buy clothes just for this presentation!
- TIME LIMIT The oral presentation must last for a MINIMUM 4 minutes and may not exceed 6 minutes.
- ONE NOTECARD will be permitted, but please know that you need to have your presentation memorized and you WILL NOT be reading from it. Use it only as a crutch if you forget something!!Write your 10 facts on one side and leave the other side blank. Points will be deducted from your score if you are not prepared and have to refer to note card multiple times during your presentation.
- THE PROJECT WILL BE DUE AFTER we take our chapter test on volcanoes. We will work on projects during class and you will have the requirements completed by the time it’s due. However, you will need to spend time AT HOME memorizing your oral presentation.