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Disaster by Choice

Disaster by Choice

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Kit Marie Rackley

Based on the book 'Disaster by Choice’ by Ilan Kelman.

This unit prepares pupils to write a short summary on whether any disasters are truly ‘natural’, or do human choices create them?

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Disaster by Choice

How our actions turn natural hazards into catastrophes

Ilan Kelman
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An earthquake shatters Haiti and a hurricane slices through Texas. We hear that nature runs rampant, seeking to destroy us through these 'natural disasters'. Science recounts a different story, however: disasters are not the consequence of natural causes; they are the consequence of human choices and decisions.

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Disaster by Choice

Kit Marie Rackley

In this recording introducing the Year 7 Geography unit ‘Disaster by Choice’ Kit Marie walks through the resources and the research for this curriculum project.

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