Why+was+the+Death+Toll+Greater+in+Haiti?

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Last week, you were asked to investigate the 2010 earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. You will now record important data, ideas, and take note any important information regarding these two events in your interactive notebook. Drawing from your collected data, you will create a website, using www.weebly.com, that (A) explains to the public the science behind each of these two earthquakes, (B) informs them of the devastation caused by each earth quake (i.e., infrastructure, death toll, etc...) and (C) explains why the earthquake in Haiti was more devastating than that in Chile.

=The WOW rubric will be used to assess this website.=

Your website must be, organized, user-friendly, and include the following information:

**I. Understanding Earthquakes**

 * Using diagrams and written expression, explain why earthquakes occur
 * Plates & Boundaries
 * Convection Currents

**II. Earthquake in Haiti 2010**

 * Map depicting the epicenter and population density for Haiti’s earthquake
 * 2 Images from the media that depicts the event w/ caption
 * Severity of the quake
 * Magnitude
 * Number of aftershocks
 * Death toll
 * Short and long term effects in the region
 * Global Reaction in Haiti
 * How did the United Nations (UN) respond?
 * How did Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) respond?
 * How did their own country respond to the event?
 * How about media coverage?

**III. Earthquake in Chile 2010**

 * Map depicting the epicenter and population density for Chile’s earthquake
 * 2 Images from the media that depicts the event w/ caption
 * Severity of the quake
 * Magnitude
 * Number of aftershocks
 * Death toll
 * Short and long term effects in the region
 * Global Reaction in Chile
 * How did the United Nations (UN) respond?
 * How did Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) respond?
 * How did their own country respond to the event?
 * How about media coverage?

**IV. Earthquake Analysis & Assessment**

 * Why the earthquake in Haiti was more devastating than Chile
 * There is no minimum, or maximum word length, but I would like you to at least compare and contrast the following things:
 * Epicenter
 * Population density
 * Government
 * Geography
 * Plate Boundaries
 * Economy
 * Infrastructure

**V. Works Cited (MLA Format)**

 * Cite all images (i.e., maps, graphs, photographs)
 * Cite all videos (Videos must be accessible using the school's network)
 * Cite all information gained

Remember, this website will only be as good as your research, as well as your understanding of the material. You need to be persuasive. Use as many images, graphs, or videos to make your argument. It is up to you how you wish to organize your website.

Suggested Resources:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/28/chile-haiti-earthquake-2010-comparison_n_480153.html http://www.science20.com/news_articles/geologist_explains_why_haiti_earthquake_was_such_disaster-63527 http://www.wtoc.com/global/story.asp?s=12064962 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html?pagewanted=all

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