Harrison WorldLAB Symposium

 
Topic: Weather
 
Group Members: Ariel, Daniel, and Amber
 
Question or Hypothesis guiding the project: How does weather affect peoples lives
 
Overview of the three required learning activities:
1. Web page,
2. Video
3. Call red cross
 
Findings (list):
1. Weather affects different cultures in many ways:
a-droughts are bad for farming.
b-heavy rains can damage some crops, but can benefit others.
c-El nino benefits fishermen in the south.
d-Bushfires have been having the worst effect in Australia since 1982
e-Severe cold has been taking its toll in Siberia
f-A typhoon has stopped the drought in the Philipines
g-An earthquake of 7.1 has his Papua New Guniea that lasted three minutes
h-Flooding has hit Venice
 
Conclusion: Was hypothesis proven correct, or incorrect - OR how was question answered:
 
Questions raised for further study:
1> How do people cope with damage loss?
2> How do they detect weather?
3> How many causulties are weather related?
4> What type of weather causes the most injuries?