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===This wiki was created to guide secondary students through building a instruction manual to face natural disasters in their communities. This project belongs to the National English Program in Basic Education (NEPBE, 2º grade) in Mexico.===

=Welcome!=

Introduction
The Earth is one of the planets in our Solar System and the only one which is inhabited. The Earth is billions years old, it is too young, and it has a beautiful view from space. A lot of species have lived on it during all these years and its surface has changed a lot from it was formed. The two main reasons of these changes are natural phenomenons and alive species.Would you like to have a quick look at the Earth, your home? Look at this video []

====Erosion and tectonic processes, like earthquake, are recreated and resharpen the surface from the beginning of Earth's life. Besides, a huge variety of life from dinosaurs to microorganisms have contributed on the natural changes; however, human beings have hurried this process more than other species although they have live less than the rest. ====

Due the changes around our world, there are more environmental disasters, natural or human-induced factors, causing financial and life lost, e.g. t he weather has became extreme and natural disasters are more frequently. P eople can not avoid them, only decrease them, taking care our environment, our planet. Meanwhile, more people must survive to these unpredictible events. That's why, it is important to know...

= How can people face environmental emergency? =


 * The best way to face a natural disaster is to know the steps people must follow to be out of danger and cans save their lives. That's why, you are going to create an instruction manual about facing environmental emergency and share it in your community. In this project, you are going to develop personal abilities because you are going to work by yourself and in teams with different technological tools (power point files, blog, and more).**


 * Here you have some links which can be useful during this project**


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 * Extra information**
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 * More practice**
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 * In case you have any doubt during the, you can write to me in this wiki (Teacher's wiki space), blog (as an enter) or my email cris_teaching@hotmail.com**


 * So, are you ready to start? Lets's go...**

Activity 1. What kind of environmental emergencies are there around our planet?

 * __Individual work: __**

1. Watch these videos and recognize some environmental emergencies through time around our world.

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Based on these videos: 2. In the blog your planet, write a responsable comment about the worst environmental emergency, reasons and consequences of these disasters. You can find out more information 3. Give polite comments back; at least one. yoou can use the check list of this activity (see Evalaution).


 * Activity 2 What is the worriest environmental emergency in your community? **

You have had a quick look at some natural environmental emergencies around our planet; however, it is time to know which one is the worriest environmental emergency or the most common one in your community so


 * __Teamwork: __**

1. In your team wikispace, list ten natural events; when it is ready, go on. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2.In a Word file, write the questions from your list of natural events into a chart and add questions about the frequency (see Evaluation).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E.g.
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Questions** ====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No **====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Yes **====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If yes, **====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Always **====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sometimes **====== || ======**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Never **====== ||
 * ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Does it snow? ====== ||  ||   || ======<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How often does it snow? ====== ||   ||   ||   ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Upload your team file in your wikispace. Save it as **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Team name_A # **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">, e.g. Green team_A2

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6. Graphic the answers to identify the most common natural problem so the worriest one in your community in an excel file
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> (see Evaluation).

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7. Upload your file in your wikispace. save it as **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Team name_ A#, **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">e.g. Blue team_A2 ======

<span style="color: #31aa31; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Activity 3 Can you teach your community how to face natural disasters?
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Survive to any environmental emergency is not lucky, is knowledge. You have identified a natural disaster so it is time to help your classmates and community to face it through an instruction manual. Remember, it must be interesting so you can catch others' attention and clear so they can follow it.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. Look for information on how to face the worriest natural disaster according to your results.
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2. Write it in your team wikispace (see Evaluation). <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. Order the steps to follow by people in case of that emergency. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. Illustrate them, pictures or drawings.

**<span style="color: #31aa31; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Activity 4 Final Product How can you face an environmental emergency? **
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It is time to join your team work and help your community facing a natural disaster.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1. In a Power Point file, organize all the information you have so you can get a presentation of your instruction manual. It must have:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Introduction, describe the process to do the instruction manual for that specif natural disaster (blog's comments, questionnaire and graphic)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Instruction Manual, edit your wiki work to PP presentation (see Evaluation).

2. Present your Power Point file to your classmates in class 3. Share your instruction manual printing and sticking on the bulletin board.

Evaluation
In this project, you are going to work in different tools, so it is important you know the specific characteristics to be accepted them and the aspects are going to be evaluated in each on.

__**Activity 1 Participation in Blog**__
Your comments must be based on respect and use polite speech.

Check list
 * Aspects ||  || Yes || No ||
 * Use of formal speech ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Polite comments ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Information related to the topic ||  ||   ||   ||
 * In case of textal quote, respect copyright ||  ||   ||   ||

__**Activity 2.2 Word File**__
Garamond 12 ||
 * ~ **//Word//** //File// ||~ **//Characteristics//** ||
 * Script || Times New Roman 10
 * Lines || black 1 pto. ||
 * Columns || Six ||
 * Rows || Eleven ||


 * //Check List//**
 * Aspects ||  || Yes || No ||
 * Required characteristics ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Correct spelling ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Correct word order ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Frequency questions ||  ||   ||   ||

__**Activity 2.6 Excel File**__
Garamond 12 ||
 * ~ //Excel File// ||~ //Characteristics// ||
 * Script || Times New Roman 10
 * Graphic || In colors ||

//**Check List**//
 * Aspects ||  || Yes || No ||
 * Required characteristics ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Correct spelling ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Understood graphic ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Use of colors to represent results ||  ||   ||   ||

__**Activity 3.3 Steps to face natural disaster in wiki**__
//**Check List**//
 * Aspects ||  || Yes || No ||
 * Correct Spelling ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Understood information ||  ||   ||   ||
 * In case of textal quote, respect copyright ||  ||   ||   ||

__**Activity 4.1 Power Point Presentation**__
//__**Rubric**__//
 * = **Criteria** ||||||= **Descriptors** ||
 * ||= **4** ||= **2** ||= 0 ||
 * Content and organization || Information is relevant || Some information is irrelevant || Information is irrelevant ||
 * || Text is well organized || Text is fairly well organized || Text is poorly organized ||
 * || Fluent expression || Message is confused || Message cannot be understood ||
 * || Illustrations are relevant || Some illustrations are irrelevant || Illustrations are irrelevant ||
 * Vocabulary || Use of appropriate register || Occasional use of inappropriate register || Use of inappropiate register ||
 * || Correct use of varied vocabulary || Correct use of appropriate vocabulary || Limited inappropriated vocabulary ||
 * Language Use || Correct use of tense || Occasional incorrect use of tense || Consistent incorrect use of tense ||
 * || Few errors of word order || Several errors of word order || Frequent errors of word order ||
 * Spelling || Few errors || Several errors || Frequent errors ||