[K12OSN] tsunami education papers

[Gavin Chester]

Education Materials: 

Few would not know of the devastation wrought by the tsunami in the
Indian Ocean Region several weeks ago.  I just became aware of this link
(below) to educational materials that the educators on this list may
wish to check out to broaden your students' knowledge:

http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/globaled/page1637.html

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On 26 December 2004 an underwater earthquake just off the coast of
Sumatra displaced a massive body of water causing an enormous tsunami to
race across the Indian Ocean. The tsunami itself touched and unleashed
immense devastation in twelve countries and affected many more.

... and 

In order to support the desire to understand the causal factors and the
long term consequences of the disaster, World Vision, the Australian Red
Cross and AusAID have put together this schools kit. The kit goes beyond
the immediate disaster and examines how the disaster fits with bigger
picture issues of poverty, development and aid.

The kit provides a background for teachers and students on these issues
through information and key questions, as well as providing activity
suggestions for all age groups.

The kit is divided into primary and secondary worksheets, denoted by a P
or an S. However teachers may find it useful to look through the whole
kit to give a thorough grounding in all of the issues and to find
further activity suggestions. 

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I thought it appropriate to bring this to the attention of this list
because K12LTSP promotes recycling of cast-off PCs, and along with FOSS
is another tool to reduce the global disparity between the rich Minority
world and the less-rich Majority world citizens :-)

-- 
	Regards,

	Gavin Chester