Unit: Fund Raising for Earthquake and Tsunami Victims (Week 32, 2 Weeks)   |
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This was an ad hoc activity designed and implemented after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. |
Students will use maps and globes to locate continents, countries, and major cities in different regions of the world. Students will identify parts of their country and the world most likely to have earthquakes. | Brilliant Star Framework, All grades, Emotion & Affect Caring - shows empathy, compassion, and respect towards feelings and needs of others. Identifies others’ needs Helps others
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What is an earthquake? Why would an earthquake produce a tsunami? |
Each grade level will organize an activity on consecutive Friday afternoons for the whole primary school. To participate in the activities the children were asked to donate 1 euro. |
There was a bake sale, a games afternoon, a homemade drinks sale, and many other similar activities. |
Participate in Activities Summative: Performance: Authentic Task All children were involved in the activity and expressed awareness of the reason for the fund raising activity. The amount collected for this activity was a little less than 1000 euros; this was sent to the Japanese Red Cross. |
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