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Dealing with Natural and Unnatural Disasters in Lansing, MI and Fukushima, Japan. Snow and ice, earthquakes, tsunami, and more! By Bridget Cooper.
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Dealing with Natural and Unnatural Disasters in Lansing, MI and Fukushima, Japan Snow and ice, earthquakes, tsunami, and more! By Bridget Cooper
1) How did the big December 21-22 ice storm affect you and your family? (Power outage? Fallen trees? Friends/ family without power? Changes in holiday plans?)2) What was hardest for you to deal with? • Write your answer in your nooto (notebook). • Compare your experience with 2-3 classmates near you. • What was the same for all of you? • What was different?
Storm vocabulary • Power outage=teiden (停電) • Ice storm=koori no arashi (氷の嵐) • Heavy snow=ooyuki (大雪) • Frostbite= shimoyake (霜焼け )
What do you need in a disaster? • Write down 3-4 things that you need (in nooto). • Put a star (*) next to what you feel is the most important item. • Compare with 2-3 classmates, and add to your list if possible.
What do you need in a disaster? You may have included some of these items. • Food=tabemono (食べ物) • water=mizu (水) • Shelter=hinanjo (避難所) • Medical care=iryou (医療) • medicine=kusuri (薬) • clothing=fuku (服)
The ice storm (Michigan)Michigan ice storm NBC news 2.58 min. the earthquake/ tsunami (Fukushima) BBC News reports on Children of the Tsunami 5:14 min. Compare the victims of these two videos (in nooto)
Post-video activity • Compare your answers with 2-3 classmates. Add their ideas to your list. • What is the biggest similarity between the victims in Michigan and the victims in Fukushima? • What is the biggest difference?
What do we already know about the Triple Tragedies in Fukushima? (answer in nooto) • What do you think are the three tragedies? Pick from this list: snowstorm, earthquake, tsunami, ice storm, nuclear plant meltdown, tornado, hurricane)? • When did this happen? • Where is Fukushima? • Is everything back to normal now?
What do we already know about the Triple Tragedies in Fukushima? (answer in nooto) • earthquake, tsunami, nuclear plant meltdown • March 11, 2011, so it is sometimes called 3.11. • Fukushima is 160 miles northeast of Tokyo. • No, the nuclear meltdown continues.
Look at the picture and write what you think it means (in nooto).
Oct. 19, 2013 People in San Francisco made a human mural to express concern about radiation from Fukushima.
In your nooto, make a KWL chart and write 3+ items in each column. Topic: 3.11.Share what you wrote with your classmates.