As a class you have successfully formed a committee that is responsible for answering the concerns of local residents and business owners. By choosing a specialty you have found a niche to fill in the role of the committee- with specific tasks and goals.Based on a description of your role you successfully uncovered specific and related information about your field as it relates to the issue of Alaskan volcanoes.You collected piece of evidence to examine with other specialists in your team and helped to write a report of your findings in order to examine worries at the town meeting.
Great work!You’ve learned important information that you uncovered yourself!You’ve also discovered the importance of dividing labor amongst workers in a group and the usefulness of specialists.After all, if everyone had to collaborate all of the data gathered it would be a lot of work!Think about of the things you learned from this activity and try to relate them to the questions below.You may have learned a lot more than you had originally thought!
Questions for thought:
Do you feel like you have a better understanding of a specific role that is a necessary part of volcanic investigation and natural disaster prevention and relief?
How do you think what you learned is different from what other groups learned through this activity?
What are some interesting facts you learned?
What role would you like to investigate in the future?What do you like about it?
How do you think this activity changed your thinking about natural disaster prevention and relief?
As a class you have successfully formed a committee that is responsible for answering the concerns of local residents and business owners. By choosing a specialty you have found a niche to fill in the role of the committee- with specific tasks and goals. Based on a description of your role you successfully uncovered specific and related information about your field as it relates to the issue of Alaskan volcanoes. You collected piece of evidence to examine with other specialists in your team and helped to write a report of your findings in order to examine worries at the town meeting.
Great work! You’ve learned important information that you uncovered yourself! You’ve also discovered the importance of dividing labor amongst workers in a group and the usefulness of specialists. After all, if everyone had to collaborate all of the data gathered it would be a lot of work! Think about of the things you learned from this activity and try to relate them to the questions below. You may have learned a lot more than you had originally thought!
Questions for thought:
Do you feel like you have a better understanding of a specific role that is a necessary part of volcanic investigation and natural disaster prevention and relief?
How do you think what you learned is different from what other groups learned through this activity?
What are some interesting facts you learned?
What role would you like to investigate in the future? What do you like about it?
How do you think this activity changed your thinking about natural disaster prevention and relief?