Disaster Resilience - Harmful Impacts of Natural Hazards

As a class, students will view videos about the impacts of natural hazards, exploring two Australian case studies. They will then participate in a jigsaw activity where each group member will analyse a recollection of the 2018 flood in Hobart. They will choose a natural hazard and research how climate change will affect it in the future. Finally, students will produce a short news broadcast-style video informing the public of the impact of their chosen natural hazard on Australian communities and the effect of climate change on the natural hazard.

The lessons in this unit are designed to inform students about natural hazards in the local environment and ways to reduce risk, prepare, respond and recover from a disaster or emergency.

Content note: This lesson contains images and information about historic disasters in Australia which may be distressing for some students. Consider the history of your local community and students before deciding to use this lesson. Ensure this lesson is completed within the context of the previous lesson in the unit, Introduction To Natural Hazards and followed up by Positive Impacts Of Natural Hazards. Reassure students that natural hazards do not need to become disasters if we learn to prepare, reduce risk, respond to and recover from them appropriately.