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Happy Holidays !! Holiday Homework S.SCI
Task 1: Heal your Environment - Project on Disaster Management MM 20
Prepare a project file on Earthquakes to define disaster due to Earthquakes, its emergency management, evacuation planning etc.
Objective:
Create awareness among students about different disasters, their consequences and management.
Prepare students in advance to face such situations.
Ensure their participation in disaster mitigation plans.
Enable them to create awareness and preparedness among the community.
To enhance life skills among students
General Instructions:
1) The project should be handmade.
2) It should be well presented and pictorial.
3) The project file should include:
• Index
• Acknowledgement
• Meaning of Disaster and types of disasters
• Map of India showing Earthquake prone states
• Meaning of earthquake
• Causes and types of earthquakes in India
• Any two worst earthquakes in India under following heads
Region
Magnitude
Death Toll
Economic loss
• Mitigation strategies
Role of government bodies in mitigation process
Role of NGOs
Role of local bodies- community based, RWAs
• Evacuation plan for society or school of the student
• Preparedness of Awareness plan to be made by each student. The plan should be one in which School Council and Class representatives are given responsibilities. • Scope of Government’s policies in near future
• Bibliography
Assessment parameters
a. Presentation – 5 marks
• Handwriting (1)
• Hand-made folder (1) • Pictures (1) • Creativity (2)
b. Content – 5 marks
• Relevance to the topic (1) • Originality (specifically evacuation plan, scope and preparedness plan) (2) • Analysis/examples (2)
c. Timely submission - 5 marks
d. Viva Voce - 5 marks
Task 2: Creative Corner: Let your imagination soar... MM 15
Your father went to Japan on a business trip. Destiny had some other plans. An Earthquake had been waiting there for him. You were shocked to hear about the earthquake hit and became extremely worried for all and especially for your father. Write your experience in the form of a diary entry in about 150 words. (5)
Write a story with the help of below clues in about 200 words. (10)
It had been an average day in the office, conference calls, meetings, report writing. My clock showed just 10 minutes until it was time to leave for the day, when without any warning the ground made slight movements, which rapidly became violent. The earth shook harder than I have ever felt before; I ran to the door but could not get out. I hid under my desk……….
Task 3: Analyze & Rationalize the Causes & Effects MM 5
Research on any two disastrous earthquakes which have occurred in past in India. Collect all the data related to the example. Affected geographical area, death tolls, economical loss, intensity of the disaster, date and time, duration, etc.
You are the head of the Environment Development Society. Prepare a power-point presentation for your meeting with the Prime Minister of India proposing recommendations for making Earth a better place. Make a comparative study of both the earthquakes by using the bar graphs representing death tolls, magnitude, area affected, economical loss etc.
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Answer 1

door but could not get out. I hid under my desk……….

Task 3: Analyze & Rationalize the Causes & Effects MM 5

Research on any two disastrous earthquakes which have occurred in past in India. Collect all the data related to the example. Affected geographical area, death tolls, economical loss, intensity of the disaster, date and time, duration, etc.

You are the head of the Environment Development Society. Prepare a power-point presentation for your meeting with the Prime Minister of India proposing recommendations for making Earth a better place. Make a comparative study of both the earthquakes by using the bar graphs representing death tolls, magnitude, area affected, economical loss etc