NATURAL HAZARDS - CAUSES, CONSEQUENCE, AND MITIGATION

MEASURES – “ROLE OF THE STUDENTS”

OBJECTIVES:-
The students will be able to:
 Understand the significance and implications of various types of hazards.
 Understand about the nature, causes and effects of each hazard type.
 Discuss various mitigation measures that need to be taken up during hazards.
 Discuss the various hazards namely earthquake, tsunami, landslide, flood, cyclone and
drought.

METHODOLOGY AND PROCEDURE:-

After the discussion about the project the students were asked to prepare project.
Following are the essentials requirement to be fulfilled for its preparation and submission-
1) The total length of the project report will be 13 – 15 pages.
2) The project report will be handwritten and credit will be awarded to original drawings,
illustrations and creative use of materials.
3) The project report will be presented in a neatly bound folder.
4) The project report will be developed in this sequence-
 Cover page showing project title, student name, class-section, school and year.
 List of contents.
 Acknowledgements and preface (acknowledging the institution, offices and libraries visited
and person who have helped).
 Introduction.
 Information with suitable headings.
 Planning and activities to be done during the project, if any.
 Conclusions (summary and suggestions or findings, future scope of study)
 Bibliography
 All the photographs and sketches should be labelled and related to the theme.
 Appendix (if needed)
 Teacher’s report

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA:-
 Initiative, cooperativeness and participation. 2 marks
 Content accuracy and research work. 2 marks
 Creativity, originality. 2 marks
 Analysis of different situations and different perspectives. 2 marks
 Punctuality in submission. 2 marks
Total 10 marks