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Earthquake in South Asia
Teaching about disasters, reconstruction and beyond…
Earthquake in South Asia brings together educational
materials from Cool Planet, and information from the main
Oxfam website and external sites, to enable teaching about
the earthquake in South Asia.
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Teaching Resources
> Dealing with Disasters: lesson plans for teaching about disasters. This resource is designed for use with 11-14 year olds.
> Earthquakes: why do they happen? How do we measure them? Can they be predicted? And how do they affect people? Find out all you need to know about earthquakes.
Resources for young people
Please be aware that many young people in this country will have family and friends affected by this disaster. Even if young people in your class are not directly affected, it is important to bear in mind the effects of the disaster and subsequent media coverage on your pupils. We recommend that you give pupils the opportunity to talk openly about their feelings. |
> Pakistan country profile: child-friendly information about the country worst affected by the earthquake on Cool Planet for Children. (N.B. this content was written prior to the South Asian earthquake in October 2005).
Latest Information
> Oxfam GB website: latest updates about the situation in affected countries and Oxfam’s response, from our partners and staff in South Asia. Includes the diary of an Oxfam aid worker, Shaista Aziz.
> BBC website: full of recent reports, video footage and images from South Asia.
> Government of Pakistan website: official government site with the latest information from one of the countries affected by the earthquake.
Background Information
> How we work in emergencies
> Emergency fact file
How you can help > Donate to Oxfam’s emergency response.
> Donate to the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal.
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