Compare the flood records on the Bureau of Meteorology website with graphs of Flood photographs and maps, population growth. As a class, look for patterns and relationships of areas of Australian Government, population growth with flooded areas. Ask the students: Was there a large Geoscience Australia, population growth at a time of drought? Bureau of Meteorology webpages Examine aerial photographs of the extent of worst-ever flooding (see the Queensland Reconstruction Authority website) and compare them with normal and historical flood “Queensland history”, aerial photos of same area. Ask: What patterns are revealed from the aerial Excellent links to reports on the photographs? cities and towns affected by Draw appropriate conclusions from the patterns of data examined, e.g. population the floods. The summary growth and climate data using a case study on a local or regional scale. documents have a variety of Communicating data tables and graphs which can be used. Ask the students to: reports on notable “Detailed prepare a multimodal spoken presentation about the effects of flooding on Queensland floods”, settlements and environments Map of Queensland showing flood present their findings about how the principles of prevent, mitigation and affected areas during the preparedness can reduce the effects of flooding in the future of “summer disasters”. propose actions to respond to flooding and identify the expected effects of their Booklet: What to do before, during proposals. and after a flood, Use feedback
Compare the flood records on the Bureau of Meteorology website with graphs of population growth. As a class, look for patterns and relationships of areas of population growth with flooded areas. Ask the students: Was there a large population growth at a time of drought? Examine aerial photographs of the extent of worst-ever flooding (see the Queensland Reconstruction Authority website) and compare them with normal and historical aerial photos of same area. Ask: What patterns are revealed from the aerial photographs? Draw appropriate conclusions from the patterns of data examined, e.g. population growth and climate data using a case study on a local or regional scale. Communicating Ask the students to: prepare a multimodal spoken presentation about the effects of flooding on settlements and environments present their findings about how the principles of prevent, mitigation and preparedness can reduce the effects of flooding in the future propose actions to respond to flooding and identify the expected effects of their proposals. Flood photographs and maps, Australian Government, Geoscience Australia, Bureau of Meteorology webpages “Queensland flood history”, Excellent links to reports on the cities and towns affected by the floods. The summary documents have a variety of data tables and graphs which can be used. “Detailed reports on notable Queensland floods”, Map of Queensland showing flood affected areas during the “summer of disasters”. Booklet: What to do before, during and after a flood, Use feedback
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