D & C Blocks Environmental and Social Sciences - Today we are off to the Amara organic farm for our next field study. Mr. Benton will be driving this time. Be prepared to be outside in the chilly morning air and to work on the farm. Yay.
B Block Human Geography - Today we'll head off to the library to work on a small migration project. The instructions for this assignment are in the Week 6 package you'll get today. This project comes from Mr. Lucas Varley from Lincoln High School in Lincoln, Nebraska. You will imagine yourself in the role of a refugee/migrant who has relocated from one part of the world to another. Your job is to research in detail the many factors that are involved in a migration. You will only be given some basic information regarding your specific migration scenario. It is your job to conduct research to establish realistic demographic information for your scenario. You will need to produce a thorough written summary of your personal migration (A.K.A. Diary or Reflection journal or Newspaper article OR you could make a video or do a podcast but you will need a detailed script for it). Include as much detail as possible. Include images to help your reader gain a fuller understanding of your migration scenario. Please feel free to listen to and examine the stories below:
Migration Scenarios – choose one
1) You are a refugee from Darfur. You have been relocated to Toronto, Ontario. In Darfur you lived in a small village and do not speak English. You have found a very small group of Sudanese refugees but live quite a far distance from them.
2) You lived in Orleans Parish in New Orleans LA when hurricane Katrina hit. You lived in the Superdome for a week until you were relocated to live with a wealthy family in Los Angeles. You are expected to quickly find work and find a place on your own.
3) You are an undocumented immigrant from Oaxaca Mexico that has recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona. You usually find day labor working for farmers harvesting crops. Sometimes you are paid only in food.
4) You are a Filipino that has moved to Qatar in the Middle East for work. You have been living and working as a construction worker first in Saudi Arabia and then in Qatar for the last 5 years.
5) You are an ethnic Russian who has fled from Chechnya. You have been relocated to London England. You have no skills and are still dependent on state support.
6) You are a small family from Turkey that has recently migrated to Germany. You work at the Frankfurt Airport driving a floor cleaning cart. Your wife and kids still live in Turkey and you are trying to raise money and find a way to bring them to Germany to live with you.
7) You are a family from Port au Prince Haiti that migrated to Quebec following the devastating 2011 earthquake. You lost several family members to cholera. You are skilled in masonry.
8) You are a young student from Pakistan. You are studying biochemical engineering at Rutgers University. You are a faithful Muslim. You have no affiliation with radical Islamists, but live in an area where some Muslims openly express anti-American sentiments.
A Block Physical Geography -
Today we're in the library to begin our research on the Orting College
case study. Should the town of Orting, Washington, build a new college to
attract people to their community or not? What will the impact of increased
population be on the tiny town that sits in the shadows of Mt. Rainier? The
assignment is in both your week 6 package and was adapted from the following website:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/volcanoes/volcano.htmlWebsites of help for this assignment:
The following URL’s will help:
Volcanoes (Book by USGS)
Ground Zero: Orting Washington
Comprehensive monitoring provides timely warnings of volcano reawakening
Volcano Hazards from Mount Rainier
Volcano Hazards Program - Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier -- Learning to Live with Volcanic Risk
Mount Rainier - Living Safely With a Volcano in Your Backyard
Under the Volcano
Mount Rainier to get new digital-warning system for massive mudflows
USGS Rainier Hazards Landslides
USGS The Eruption History of Mount Rainier
Seattle Times Will we Have Enough Warning?
CS Monitor Can We Predict Volcanic Eruptions?
City of Orting
City of Orting Emergency Management
Pierce County Lahar Warning System
Bridge for Kids
Orting Schools
A note of caution...
What is the greatest danger to Orting? Of all that could potentially happen at Mount Rainier what poses the greatest threat? Now ask yourself what triggers that threat? What causes it to happen? Last think about the statistical likelyhood of that event happening. How likely is the event to occur in the next 5, 10, 100, or 1000 years? Check out the risk analysis section of the COTF website for help here.
Proposed College Site:
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