1. Mr. Jay 2015-16 Semester 1

2.  You may remember me…  Moved to LHS in Sept. 2013 from MPMS  Why leave?  Happy to teach Nat. Dis.  New Dad

3.  Not your typical science course…  Semester elective- your student wants to be here  Cannot remove the human component- similar to Envi. Sci.

4.   WHY?  What is the science behind these events?  WHEN?  When do they occur? Can these be predicted? If so, how?  HOW?  How does society cope with these catastrophes? How do we prepare for future events? 3 Themes of Natural Disasters

5.   From Within: Geological Disasters  Earthquakes  Volcanoes  Tsunamis  From Above: Meteorological Disasters  Storms and Floods  Tornadoes  Hurricanes Units of Study

6.   Everything we do in class = 75%  Case studies  Labs and classwork  Reading checks  Mini-projects  Quizzes  Unit Projects = 25%  No TESTS, but quizzes  No HW except for text reading and/or work that cannot be completed during allotted class time Grading Policy

7.   Individual, not group  Choose an event that occurred w/in the last century  Research done in class  Detailed report in the form of a: report, powerpoint presentation, Prezi, or poster  Grading Rubric posted and available  Oral presentation is NOT part of the grade  Plagiarizing will earn a 0. – Watch out for cut/paste Unit Case Study

8.  M8.3 Quake in Chile