Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education

Photo quiz 2015

Full lesson plan from redcross.org.uk/education

Important note: This quiz takes a light-hearted approach. It is meant to be fun as well as educational.

However, because it is news-related it refers to events that have badly affected many people.

Try to keep in mind the people and stories behind the photos, even while enjoying the quiz.

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• Who is pulling on the rope? Why?• What just happened and where?

• Can anyone name the date?

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1. In most disasters the first people to respond are not trained rescue teams but local people or whoever happens to be on the scene.

 2. The Nepal earthquake did not come as a complete surprise — a major

earthquake in the region was predicted in advance and people had been preparing for it.

 3. Earthquakes affect rich and poor regions just the same.  4. Public education is difficult in a developing country. Sometimes children are

taught skills - such as emergency preparedness - which they can pass on to adults.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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Explain how you would get key messages about earthquake preparedness and safety to as many people as possible in a developing country where many people may live in poverty. R

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

 Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it

should be more widely known - what difference would that make?

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PICTURE ROUND

• What is this person doing? • Why?

• Where are they? Ro

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1. The countries most severely affected by Ebola tend to have weak health systems and resources and many have only recently emerged from long periods of conflict or instability.

 2. Controlling outbreaks of Ebola is helped by isolation at the first signs of

symptoms and safe burial practices. 3. Ebola can spread rapidly through a community because it is infectious but not

contagious. 4. Those who recover from Ebola are often avoided by others because of

ignorance and fear.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

Think about the health care workers who died because they were caring for others. How would you describe their actions or pay tribute to them and what they did?R

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?R

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PICTURE ROUND

• What connects this woman with ‘Barney’? • What causes flooding in city streets?

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1. The Met office hopes that naming storms will help raise awareness of severe weather and ensure greater public safety.

 2. Naming storms causes winds and rain to be more severe than they would

have been.  3. A study of hurricane casualty figures in the US suggests that storms with

women's names are taken less seriously by the public. 4. A storm will be given a name when forecasters think it has the potential to

cause medium or high wind impacts and are issuing a yellow, amber or red warning for wind.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

Choose five items you would want close to hand in your house if you knew a storm was coming - one that could cut off your electricity supply. Explain your reasoning behind choosing these particular items. R

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DISCUSSION ROUNDChoose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?

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PICTURE ROUND

• Who is boarding the train? • Where are they? When was the photo taken?

• Why might the woman be so keen to reach for the child?

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1. Countries have a legal obligation to help refugees fleeing armed conflict. 2. Most refugees from Syria want to come to the UK so they head for Calais in

northern France. 3. To a humanitarian, whether someone is a refugee or a vulnerable migrant is

not as important as what their immediate needs (e.g. food, water, shelter) are.

 4. Family tracing, helping separated people get in touch with lost family

members, is a major task for aid agencies during a conflict or disaster.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

Imagine you've come across a crying child, the age of the child in the photograph, at a busy railway station with no adult around. What do you do next? R

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?

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PICTURE ROUND

• What might be happening here?

• What do you think was happening in the surrounding area?

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1. Because of the wide scale bombing in parts of London and the UK during WWII there are still some unexploded bombs, which have been in the ground for 70 years.

 2. Unexploded bombs from World War II are generally safe while not touched

but don't like being bashed around. 3. When the army bomb disposal team are alerted to an unexploded bomb

they detonate it as quickly as possible. 4. Across the world, thousands of people are killed or injured by landmines or

unexploded bombs long after a conflict has ended.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

Say what you would do if you were one of the local residents who received a letter advising you to leave your home by 8 am the following morning.

Where would you go:- to someone you know?- to work or school as usual?- to the temporary rest centre set up

by the local council?

What would you take with you?

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you

OR

the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking.

What makes it so surprising?

Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?

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PICTURE ROUND

• Why are people trying to sleep in a petrol station? • Where has this picture been taken?

• Why might this be happening?

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1. Humanitarian groups providing aid to people in a war zone always check who started the fighting.

2. Today's conflicts often encompass areas with large populations, which makes it challenging for humanitarian organisations to help civilians.

3. During armed conflict aid agencies may try to negotiate a humanitarian ceasefire so that residents can get access to food, water, medical and other vital supplies.

4. War and armed conflict is destructive, but there are laws designed to protect people such as civilians and injured combatants from direct attack.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

In 60 seconds talk about as many different ways you can think of that a family might be affected by a nationwide shortage of fuel.

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?R

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PICTURE ROUND

What should have been fun went terribly wrong. • Where was it?

• What happened?

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1. The Smiler rollercoaster opened again for business shortly after the incident.  2. Injuries that lead to heavy bleeding can result in shock, a life-threatening

condition that can deprive vital organs of oxygen.  3. Symptoms of shock include feeling cold and dizzy and looking pale.  4. Some of the passengers with the most severe injuries praised rescuers who

were given a commendation for bravery at an award ceremony in September.

FACT OR FICTION?

Three of these four statements are TRUE, one

is FALSE.

Select the one that's false.

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OPINION ROUND

Comment on the view of one of the injured people that even the rescuers' presence "was a huge comfort during a traumatic time".

Describe how you personally might be able to comfort someone who was scared and injured. What would you do or say?R

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DISCUSSION ROUND

Choose the statement from the fact or fiction round that most surprises you OR the one you think more people should know about.

Explain your thinking. What makes it so surprising? Why is it important that it should be more widely known - what difference would that make?R

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Photo credits and captions

Photo 1Caption: Bhaktapur, Nepal 30 April 2015. Hundreds of Nepalese help remove rubble from the ancient Mahadev Mandir temple at Durbar Square in the city of Baktapur Nepal. A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal on 25 April 2015.© Palani Mohan/IFRC

Photo 2Caption: A dancing health worker celebrates the end of Ebola in Sierra Leone.© SMAC Sierra Leone

Photo 3Caption: A Plymouth resident looks out over a flooded street following heavy rain in the city.© Plymouth Post Facebook page

Photo 4Caption: A woman reaches for a child while boarding a train for refugees and migrants at the station in Tovarnik, Croatia September 18 2015. © Boston Globe / Craig F. Walker via Getty images

Photo credits and captions

Photo 5Caption: An RLC Bomb disposal expert checks the fuse on the World War 2 era SC 250kg German Bomb near the Shard in Bermondsey. © Crown Copyright/MOD 2015

Photo 6Caption: People have been sleeping at petrol stations for over 20 days hoping that fuel will arrive. Sanaa, Yemen, 27 April 2015.© ICRC/Thomas Glass

Photo 7Caption: Ambulance and fire services work to rescue injured people from an Alton Towers rollercoaster ride.© WMAS

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