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SOS! Canadian Disasters
In this lesson students will define what a Canadian disaster is. They will seek out criteria for making that kind of determination and then look at 15 actual Canadian disasters to see why they were classified as major disasters.
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Lesson 1 - What is a Canadian Disaster? |
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Handout 1.1 - Comparison Chart of Canadian Disasters |
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Handout 1.2 - Ranking of the 15 Canadian Disasters on the SOS! Canadian Disasters Website |
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Lesson 2 - Air Disaster Lesson |
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Handout 2.1 - Air Disasters Comparison Chart |
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Handout 2.2 - Ranking Chart for Air Disasters |
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Lesson 3 - Earth Disaster Lesson |
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Handout 3.1 - Comparison Chart of Causes of Earth Disasters |
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Lesson 4 - Ice Disaster Lesson |
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Handout 4.1 - Royal Commission Report |
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Handout 4.2 - Royal Commission Inquiry into Ice Disasters: Evaluation Rubric |
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Lesson 5 - Fire Disaster Lesson |
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Handout 5.1 - Sources of Information Chart |
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Lesson 6 - Water Disaster Lesson |
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Handout 6.1 - Comparison Chart of Causes of Water Disasters |
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