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Earthquake Damage Control

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What the work shows

Casey, a New Zealand student originally from Japan, had experienced a significant earthquake in Japan and was very aware of the impact of an earthquake. She selected a classroom area that presented a possible danger and planned and implemented a system to secure the area using appropriate fastening structures, tools, techniques, and materials.

The following sections detail the work, and indicate what was achieved at each stage.

For classroom background and teaching and learning sequence, see The learning context.

Earthquake impact Earthquake impact
Earthquake impact continued Earthquake impact continued
Identifying danger zones and setting criteria Identifying danger zones and setting criteria
Personal criteria and planning Personal criteria and planning
Solution and evaluation Solution and evaluation
More solutions More solutions

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