Your Mission!

On Boxing Day in 2004, a tsunami in the Indian Ocean led to a huge loss of life. You will be finding out more about this tsunami and what can be done to help those affected by the disaster.

Name: _____________________________

School: _____________________________

Unit 1 – Setting the Scene

What is a natural disaster?

· Is an earthquake a natural disaster? yes/no

· Is missing a ride to school a natural disaster?yes/no

· Is a bushfire a natural disaster?yes/no

· Is a broken gaming console a natural disaster? yes/no

· Are floods a natural disaster?yes/no

· Is dropping your iPod in a puddle a natural disaster? yes/no

· Is a cyclone a natural disaster?yes/no

· Is losing your ticket to a concert a natural disaster?yes/no

What do you think a natural disaster is?

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What is a Tsunami and what causes one?

Watch the CBBC Newsround video called ‘What is a tsunami’ and answer the question below.

In your own words, explain what a Tsunami is:

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What would you see, hear and think if you were in this picture? Write in full sentences and try to use ambitious vocabulary

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Fact sheet

Effect on India

10,749 casualties were confirmed dead, most of them in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There are also 5,640 people missing, nearly all of them on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Effect on Indonesia

Indonesia's Ministry of Health confirmed 131,028 deaths, mainly in the northern province Aceh of the island Sumatra. Some 37,000 people are missing.

Effect on Malaysia

Despite its proximity to the incident, Malaysia escaped the kind of damage that struck countries thousands of miles further away (most of its western coast is shielded by Sumatra). The number of deaths stands at 68 with 5 people missing.

Effect on the Maldives

In the Maldives, 82 were killed and 26 reported missing and presumed dead.

Effect on Myanmar

The official death toll is 61.

Effect on Somalia

176 people were confirmed dead, 136 were missing.

Effect on Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan authorities report 31,229 confirmed deaths, and 4,093 people missing.

Effect on Thailand

The Thai government reports 5,395 confirmed deaths and 2,817 missing.

Country

Approximate Population Size in 2004

India

1.11 Billion

Indonesia

221.3 Million

Malaysia

25.37 Million

Maldives

292,505

Myanmar

49.88 Million

Somalia

8.25 Million

Sri Lanka

19.44 Million

Thailand

65.09 Million

Task: Use the fact sheet above and your mathematical knowledge to answer the questions on the next page:

Question

Answer

How many countries were affected by the tsunami?

Write the countries’ out in order of population starting with the smallest.

What is the ‘Range’ of the populations?

What is the ‘Mean’ of the populations?

What is the ’Median’ of the populations?

Round the populations to the nearest Million

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Round the populations to the nearest hundred thousand

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

For each of the countries calculate the total number of people missing or who have died

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Round your answer to the nearest 1000

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Calculate the total number of people killed

Round your answer to the nearest 100.

For each of the countries calculate the percentage of people missing or who have died

India

Indonesia

Malaysia

Maldives

Myanmar

Somalia

Sri Lanka

Thailand

Earthquake and tsunami facts:

Task: Use the clues listed below to work out the missing numbers.

· Time of main tremor: 0758 local time on 26 December _____________ [Clue 1], (0058 GMT)

· Magnitude: Magnitude _____________ [Clue 2] "megathrust"

· Historical ranking: The fourth largest since _____________ [Clue 3] and the world's biggest since a magnitude _____________ [Clue 4] earthquake struck Alaska's Prince William Sound in _____________ [Clue 5]

· Epicentre locality: 250 km south-south-east of Banda Aceh, Indonesia and 1600 km north-west of Jakarta

· Energy released: Equivalent to the explosion of 475,000 kilotons of TNT.

· Height and speed of tsunamis: In the open ocean, just 50 centimetres high but travelling at up to 800 km/h. However, the waves grew and slowed as the sea shallowed towards coasts. Waves were up to 10 metres on the coastline of Sumatra near the epicentre, 4 metres in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Somalia

· Distance waves travelled inland: Up to 2000 metres

· Number of countries damaged: _____________ [Clue 6], including Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, The Maldives and Somalia

· Date of last major tsunami in the Indian Ocean: _____________ [Clue 7]

Clues

1) 2012 – 8 =

2) 27 ÷ 3 =

3) 19 x 100 =

4) 7 + 2.2 =

5) 1900 + 31 + 20 + 10 + 3 =

6) (36 ÷ 3) + 1 =

7) 2000 – 55 =

Brain Break - Tsunami Word Search

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E L P O E P E I W E E U N A N

M M T R U H S S G C V I A Z H

I D E V A S T A T E D G L O R

L D R R I S T S I F N D M E C

L J E N G N H T U I E E R O R

I A G B E E F E N N L L A I D

O Y T C R Y N R L E A S F N L

N I R A L I A C S T T M A D A

A E R U F W S S Y T E L I I C

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M S I R U O T C H A R I T Y D

U U D A M A G E H P D J I Y E

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MILLIONTOURISMRELIEF

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CHARITYDAMAGEDEBRIS

DEVASTATEDDISASTER INDIA

Research project

Use books, your mathematical knowledge and the internet to research the answers to the following questions:

Question

Answer

How far away from where you live was the centre of the Indian Ocean tsunami in km?

The Japanese coast where the tsunami struck is approximately 9,500km from London. What would that distance be in metres?

What would that distance be in cm?

What would that distance be in miles?

Can you round this number to the nearest 1000, 100 & 10?

If you travelled in a plane at 550mph how many days, hours, minutes would it take to get the scene of the Japanese Tsunami?

If you travelled in a car at 70mph how many days, hours, minutes would it take to get the scene of the Japanese Tsunami?

If you travelled on a bicycle at 15mph how many days, hours, minutes would it take to get the scene of the Japanese Tsunami?

If you walked at 3mph how many days, hours, minutes would it take to get to the scene of the Japanese Tsunami?

A tsunami can travel at 700 km per hour. What would that speed be in metres per second?

Can you convert that into miles per hour?

The distance from Great Britain's northernmost point in Dunnet Head, Scotland, to Lizard Point, its southernmost point in England, is 600 miles as the crow flies. How long would it take a tsunami to do that journey?

It is an 823-mile drive along the most direct roads. How much EXTRA time would this take a tsunami?

The length of Great Britain's coastline is 7,700 miles. How long would it take a tsunami to travel that distance?

The Indian Ocean tsunami waves were up to 39m tall. How many cm is that?

How many mm is that?

Can you give an example of a building which is similar in height?

Useful conversion facts

1 mile = 1.6km

Task: From the following diagrams pick your top ten items that are important to you. Put them in order of priority.

Item

Image

Ranking

Food

Family

Home

Phone

School

Friends

Transport

Pets

Healthcare

Clothes

Internet

Money

Fast Food

Netflix

Games

Bed

Books

Toys

Shelter

Now Imagine after you have been involved in a tsunami

From the following diagrams pick your top ten items that are important to you. Put them in order of priority.

Item

Image

Ranking

Food

Family

Home

Phone

School

Friends

Transport

Pets

Healthcare

Clothes

Internet

Money

Fast Food

Netflix

Games

Bed

Books

Toys

Shelter

Task:

Create a Venn diagram to represent your priorities before and after a tsunami:

BeforeAfter

Unit 2 – The Impact of the Disaster

Displaced

Indonesia

7005500000000000000♠500,000

Sri Lanka2

7005516150000000000♠516,150

India

7005647599000000000♠647,599

Thailand

7003700000000000000♠7,000

Somalia

7003500000000000000♠5,000

Myanmar (Burma)

7003320000000000000♠3,200

Maldives

7004150000000000000♠15,000

Malaysia

7003500000000000000♠5,000

Total

1.74 million

Water

It is estimated that every person needs about 2 litres of water per day.

Food

In the regions affected by the Indonesian Tsunami rice is a staple part of the diet. The World Food Programme provides, on average, about 400 grams of rice per person, per day (for families, including children and adults). That is intended for two meals that include other ingredients to ensure a minimum of 2,100 kilocalories per day.

Shelter

Large simple ridge tents are often used for shelter and vary in size. The number of people who would sleep overnight in one can also vary due to the size of families. However, the average number of people per tent for our work we will assume to be 8.

Task: Use the information above to calculate each of the missing boxes in the table below:

Country

Amount of water per day

Amount of water per week

Amount of food per day

Amount of food per week

Number of tents required

Indonesia

Sri Lanka

India

Thailand

Somalia

Myanmar

Maldives

Malaysia

Total

Water

For the purposes of this project, we are going to assume every litre of water costs 37 pence to get to the people who need it.

Food

For the purposes of this project, we are going to assume every metric tonne of rice costs £130.00 to get to the people who need it.

Shelter

For the purposes of this project we are going to assume every tent costs £45.00 to get to the people who need it.

Task: use the table you have already filled in, and the information about the cost of each necessity above to fill in the table below:

Country

Cost of water per day

Cost of water per week

Cost of food per day

Cost of food per week

Cost of tents

Indonesia

Sri Lanka

India

Thailand

Somalia

Myanmar

Maldives

Malaysia

Total

Write a diary entry as if you are a survivor of the tsunami in one of the countries from Asia. How would you feel? How would your life be different because of the tsunami?

Diary Entry

Dear Diary,

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Your agency has raised £1,500 to spend on one of the areas affected by the floods. Ten families live in this area and all have had their homes and livelihoods destroyed. Below are the costs of various items. Decide which you will buy with the money in the first month. Write down the quantities of each item you wish to buy.

Item

price

quantity

One-month food package for a family

£50

Mosquito nets for a family

£10

TV for a family

£50

Essential medicines for a family

£20

Set of pillows for a family

£20

New clothes for a family

£60

Hygiene kit containing toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, towel

£10

Tarpaulin shelter for a family

£30

Clean water tank for a community

£100

Fridge

£30

Blankets and sleeping mats for a family

£20

Table and four chairs

£30

Explain why you made these choices. Include the calculations you have made.

Unit 3 – The Logistics of the Operation

Design your charity logo:

What do I already know?Can you match up any words with the correct definitions?

1 Masthead

A - A picture or photograph.

2 Text

B - A design bearing the name or trademark of a company or business.

3 Headline

C - A heading that breaks down the headline - and explains the story more clearly.

4 Captions

D - The name of the author who wrote the article/story. It tell you who the story is by.

5 Tempter

E -The main heading that tells the reader about the story.

6 Image

F -Name of newspaper, as it is printed on the front page

7 Sub-headings

G - Advertises another story in the newspaper

8 By-line

H - The words beneath a picture adding more information.

9 Logo

I - The main body of the story, written in paragraphs.

Byline

Caption

Image

Headline

Masthead

Building a shelter

Research the different types of shelters that could be built

Find out about the following types of tents

· Ridge tent

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· Dome tent

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· Geodesic dome

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· Tipi

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Task: You have researched the different types of shelter, now you need to build one of them. Design your own shelter, and work out the total cost of your shelter using the table below:

Equipment

Cost per item

How many used

Total cost of items used

Tent poles

£0.50

Covering per m2

£5.00

Connectors

£0.25

Total

Shelter design: