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Our Topic
Quality and up-to-date earthquake preparation education for elementary to middle school kids in rural Sichuan public schools.

Case Study One
//Part One:// //Find and research an organization that is currently doing work on your narrowed topic and answer the following questions. Answer the questions and fill out the resource log (it is posted on the wiki under Assignments) and post it on your wiki.//

It's a program that educates people in earth science. It belongs to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations and College of Mines and Earth Sciences. They aim to partner with teachers in the kindergarten to high school range to incorporate earthquake education into Utah's curriculum. I love that they are taking action to ensure the safety of the youth of their state. They really take responsibility in educating and raising awareness; it really is inspiring. Will they ever decide to increase the adults' knowledge of earthquakes, or do they expect the kids to help do that? What kinds of activities do they engage the children in to teach them? This is rather similar to what we hope to do; we hope to educate children in rural areas in Sichuan on the matter of earthquakes. However, as we are targeting mostly poor locations, they may not have all the resources required to receive a full edification on earthquakes.
 * What is the organization?**
 * What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue?**
 * What are some of the things you like about their program?**
 * What are some questions you have about it?**
 * How could you become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it?**

[|http://www.seis.utah.edu/edservices/EES/EES.html]


 * Name**: Dianna

//Part Two: Find and research another organization (yes, this means your group is researching two organizations) that is currently doing work on your narrowed topic and answer the following questions. This person should answer the questions and print out the resource that they gathered this information from.//

The organization is called, Earthquake Planning and Protection Organization. They coordinate the earthquake protection policy of the country before an earthquake and after an earthquake. I like their program because they work with a lot of countries even though they are a Greece organization. Where do they get their funding from? I can work with them on programs that they're working on, as well as coming up with similar missions.
 * What is the organization?**
 * What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue?**
 * What are some of the things you like about their program?**
 * What are some questions you have about it?**
 * How could you become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it?**

//Part Three: Type a persuasive opening paragraph on your wiki about your topic. Make sure your group is filling out your resource log with the sources you have used so far.//
 * Name:** Mengxin

Think of all the possessions you own. Think of all your loved ones. Think of this comfort, the luxury you live in. And then, imagine it all ripped from you in one fell swoop. Millions of people all over the world experience the devastation of these losses; they live in despair, and bear no hope of ever rejuvenating their souls, or renovating their lives. Their minds reside in a deep, dark pit; they haven’t even the will to try and climb out. Obviously, we cannot prevent the root of the problem: hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc. What we can do is try to lessen their effect. We've decided to focus on the Sichuan province in China, as it lies in the middle of two major crustal plates and experiences frequent earthquakes. The recent earthquake in Sichuan last year, along with its numerous aftershocks, killed more than 69,000 people and destroyed more than 7,000 schoolrooms. We aim to provide quality earthquake education to elementary and middle school children in rural areas, having faith in that with an organized safety procedure, the fatality rate will decrease significantly. Also, we hope that by doing this, children and parents alike will be reassured by the fact that they are as prepared as they can possibly be for future emergencies. You never really appreciate the little things you have until you’ve lost everything. Those who have been struck by natural disasters have first-hand experience of this. We’ve come to understand it as well, and that’s why we strive to prevent any more innocents from falling into the dark pit of hopelessness.


 * Name:** Dianna & Tina

Case Study Two
Quality and up-to-date earthquake preparation education for elementary to middle school kids in rural Sichuan public schools. We chose to focus on Earthquake Education Services, which is a program that belongs to the University of Utah Seismograph Stations and the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. We picked it because they're about educating students in grades K-12 about earth sciences, and that's similar to what we hope to do, especially since they're targeting roughly the same age range as we are. They create programs working with teachers educate K-12 students in Utah about perils of natural disasters like earthquakes and how to stay safe during one. They incorporate this into the curriculum. I like that they're taking responsibility for the safety of Utah kids, and that their program is pretty comprehensive and interactive so the students will really learn something and actually pay attention, since they participate in activities to help them learn. We plan to create a similar organization, but located in a different place - Sichuan, China. We'll probably use similar lesson plans and activities because we're teaching kids roughly the same age as them.
 * 1. What is the specific topic your group decided to focus on?**
 * 2. Which organization did you choose to focus on and why?**
 * 3. What exactly are they doing to try and combat or change your issue?**
 * 4. What are some of the things you like about their program?**
 * 5. How do you plan to become involved with this organization or model your action plan after it?**

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