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__Knowledge and understanding:__ **Science Stage 3:** There are many physical phenomenon which change the environment **HSIE Stage 3:** interactions between people and environments, Identify ways people interact with environments to satisfy needs and wants


 * students jointly construct an explanation of a natural disaster
 * students identify features of environments that affect communities
 * students investigate use of technology to protect against natural disasters

__Skills:__ **Science Stage 3:** Report on social and environmental costs and benefits of familiar technology **HSIE Stage 3:** Initiative investigations, identify, gather, analyze, organize, synthesize and apply information and reflect to investigate social and environmental impacts of natural disasters


 * students design posters to support aid to communities suffering from a natural disaster

__Values and Attitudes:__ **Science Stage 3:** Be curious about and appreciate the natural environment **HSIE Stage 3:** Recognize the interdependence of people and the environment


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">students construct an information report on one type of natural disaster

<span style="color: #b40ee1; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__Talking and Listening__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**English Stage 3:**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3.2 Interacts productively and with autonomy in pairs and groups of various sizes and composition, uses effective oral presentation skills and strategies and listens attentively


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">students give a brief prepared personal response to a news account of a natural disaster
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">students present a short prepared presentation wit a written script on a type of natural disaster, giving factual, organized and relevant information

<span style="color: #fa6ff1; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center;">__Reading:__
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3.5 Reads independently an extensive range of texts with increasing content demands and responses to themes and issues
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3.6 Uses efficiently an integrated range of skills and strategies when reading and interpreting written texts
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">students gather, interpret and record relevant information resources from a wide variety of print and screen-based sources using several strategies: – skimming, scanning, using indexes, glossaries, table of contents, headings, captions, key words, search tools

<span style="color: #100e0e; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lesson Overview:

**__First lesson:__**

- This lesson is used to introduce the assessment - Students are given the lesson to form groups, choose a natural disaster and start working on their first tasks - During this lesson the teacher should be scanning the room ensuring all students are working on task, sharing the work and working collaboratively and respectfully with one another.

__**Second Lesson:**__

-This lesson students are given time to finish their task one and should be starting on their second task. - Students by the end of this lesson should have began practicing and reading over their scripts to present to the class.


 * __Third Lesson:__ **

- This lesson the students are given 10 minutes to practice and prepare - students will then take turns in presenting to the class their news broadcasts - in between each act the students will discuss two things they liked and one thing they wished they would have done.

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Reference list


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