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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students analyze the 2010 earthquake's effects on Haiti. In this Economics lesson, students brainstorm the problems caused in Haiti by the earthquake. Students listen to interviews with scholars to identify additional answers to focus...
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Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Hazards and Risk Management: Adjustments and Responses

For Students 11th - 12th
In this learning module, students learn about disaster responses, the three types (short, medium, and long-term) and the different levels of response (local, national, and international). They examine the responses in various case...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Lesson Plan, Future of Haiti

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, designed for grades 7 -12, the students will explain the social and economic achievements of Haiti, articulate the horrific consequences of the earthquake, describe the ways the economy responded to catastrophe and...
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Website
Other

Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information: Haiti Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents an overview of the January 12, 2010 earthquake that took place in Haiti and provides maps to download that show the devastation and damage that occurred.
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Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Quake Torn Haiti Hit by Floods

For Students 9th - 10th
Guardian correspondent Rory Carroll discusses the widespread flooding in Haiti following the earthquake that hit the country in January 2010. (March 1, 2010)
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Lesson Plan
Choices Program, Brown University

Choices: Teaching With the News: The Haitian Crisis: Thinking Historically

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson from 2010 using multi-media resources, including video, audio, and primary sources which challenge students to think beyond the earthquake and consider the role of Haiti's rich history in the crisis.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the impact of Hurricane Tomas on the population of Haiti following the earthquake, floods, and cholera epidemic that occurred earlier in the year. (November 5, 2010)
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Haiti Stunned by Destruction in Quake's Aftermath

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Site includes a summary and a video of the massive destruction and human injury and death due to the Haitian earthquake of January, 2010. Please know that some views in the video of injury and death may be graphic.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Haiti Reels After Earthquake

For Students 9th - 10th
Coverage of the Haitian earthquake of January 12, 2010 from PBS highlights the scope of the disaster and relief efforts. A brief history of the problems that Haiti has faced in the last century is also provided.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Six Months After Quake, Progress in Haiti Is Slow

For Students 9th - 10th
Six month after the earthquake in Haiti, the progress at rebuilding the country remains slow. This article examines some of the challenges that the Haitians face. (21 July 2010)
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Article
BBC

Bbc: Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC news article reports the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti, January 12, 2010. Please know that some images show injured people.
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Rain Triggers Deadly Floods in Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the floods occurring in Haiti following the earthquake and their effects on the country's struggling population. (February 28, 2010)
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Website
BBC

Bbc: Haiti Flooding Kills at Least 23 People

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses the increasing number of deaths in Haiti caused by widespread flooding. (June 7, 2011)
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Eight Days: A Story of Haiti" by Edwidge Danticat

For Students 5th - 8th
In this tale, for young readers, award-winning Edwidge Danticat tells the story of Junior, a seven-year-old boy trapped beneath his house after the Port-au-Prince earthquake and his rescue. While trapped during the earthquake, Junior...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article reports the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti, January 12, 2010.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead

For Students 9th - 10th
A news article reports the damage caused by the earthquake in Haiti, January 12, 2010.
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Graphic
Curated OER

New York Times: Giving Birth in Haiti

For Students 9th - 10th
Scroll through these photographs and read the moving stories of the mothers delivering their babies in the wake of the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
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Graphic
Curated OER

New York Times: Orphanages in Haiti Slide Show

For Students 9th - 10th
Heartbreaking stories of the orphanages in Haiti and photos are captured in this slide show following the destruction of the 2010 earthquake..
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Rain Triggers Deadly Floods in Haiti: Haiti Earthquake

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of the inadequate shelters constructed to protect Haiti's population from the heavy rain that followed the 2010 Earthquake
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Haiti Flooding Kills at Least 23 People: Haiti Floods

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of a young girl looking for her belongings after the heavy rains caused flooding in Haiti following the 2010 Earthquake
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Graphic
Curated OER

New York Times: Flooding Raises New Cholera Fears in Haiti: Cholera in Haiti

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of a child suffering from cholera in Haiti
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Graphic
Curated OER

Bbc: Fatal Floods as Hurricane Tomas Sweeps Over Haiti: Hurricane Tomas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of men and women in Haiti as they struggling to avoid Hurricane Tomas