Natural Disaster Armageddon 2012
Students’ interests have been focused in on 2012, the end of the world, for the past few years now. I found a wonderful site that has several hyperlinks of natural disaster information called Armageddon Online, with prophecies and predictions of 2012. Bryson (2008) says that Yellowstone national Park is one giant volcano. My students have expressed interest in all of the recent disasters and Yellowstone is one of them. My students would love to read about Yellowstone and the 100 times it has erupted in the past. Also, Yellowstone is past the normal time for it to erupt. Bryson says that scientists calculated that Yellowstone erupts every 600,000 years and it is now going on 630,000 years.
Students can study predicted effects of an eruption Yellowstone by researching past volcanic eruptions. Also, students can research more current erupts such as Mt. Saint Helens, and how society reacted to help the victims recover from this disaster. Students can research any school, or city plan of actions in case of a natural disaster. I think only recently the joke around San Antonio, Texas was that there was an earthquake, and it knocked over a lawn chair. A teacher mentioned that in San Antonio we are not prepared for any natural disasters, especially an earthquake. Students’ could contact agencies to see what the emergency plan of action is for San Antonio in case of a natural disaster. Furthermore, students’ could find out what Edison High school could do to help in case of a natural disaster.
Resources
Armageddon Online. Retrieved from http://www.armageddononline.org/2012.php
Bryson, B. (2008). A really short history of nearly everything. New York, NY: Delacorte Press.
