Natural+Disasters


 * Miss Erickson's Natural Disaster Assignment


 * Natural disasters are a part of everyday life in the world. Get a camera and take photographs of structures and safety measures that are designed to protect us from the elements. Show us what is right or wrong about a particular structure design. Interview one or two people about your topic and put together a presentation using Google's free digital manipulation software "Picasa" and some other technology such as Microsoft Powerpoint or a blog.

For example, these are photographs of the drainage engineering near my home.



The photo above is the entrance to a drain tunnel going to a retention pond located between an apartment complex and a shopping strip parking lot. The photo below is the other side of the tunnel where the water runs from the streets around the area to the retention pond. The apartments and buildings in the area have never been flooded.



The photos below were taken a bit further from my home in an area with a lot of office buildings. This area, while beautiful when there is ample sunshine, becomes a flood zone because of its poor design and over-development. Every time there is a good rain the water flows out of the poorly built boundaries.



Photograph fire hazards, structural damage, or anything else that will help you tell a story about nature and its impact on human life. Be sure to interview at least one person about their experiences with natural disasters. Develop a presentation that shows the audience what you have discovered.