I-Search+by+Katherine

by Katherine Tieu My topic is about the earthquake that hit China on May 12, 2008. I knew that it was that it was one of the deadliest earthquakes China has ever experienced. It had hit the Sichuan province of China which I knew wasn't the most prosperous part of China. Also, the aftershocks were pretty strong too. That caused further problems for China. some tremors were felt by nearby countries too. There were rock slides and other events that made it worse. Also, there was constant raining during that time.
 * //2009 Sichuan Province Earthquake in China// **
 * Part I--What I already know about my topic **

What caused the earthquake to occur? In what ways did people suffer from this earthquake? How did this affect people's life after the earthquake? How does it feel to be a victim of this particular earthquake ? What did other countries do for China in this time of need? How did the government deal with this situation? Was this earthquake in particular felt in other part of Asia? Since it was raining at this time, did the weather affect in anyway? How much money did it take to repair all the damage? How did people around the world react to this? Can another earthquake compare to this one? I think a game can come out of my topic because if you think creatively, most likely you can make a fun game out of it. Since I have a pretty random, creative, and fun mind the game will probably be easy to think of and create. The topic I'm doing is an earthquake in China, I've played many games that included disasters in them, so some of those games will also help me make a game. The book I chose was a book named __China__ by National Geographic. I chose this book because National Geographic is a trusted source and this book can give information about the history, economy, disasters (hopefully earthquake), and much more information, I would've needed for the I-Search. One of the websites I used to help research this topic was : "2009 Yunan Earthquake." //Wikipedia//. MediaWiki, 29 03 2010. Web. 06 Apr 2010. . Another one is "Sichuan Earthquake." //The New York Times//. The New York Times, 06 05 2009. Web. 06 Apr 2010. . So far that's all the research I've done. I guess i still have a long way to go. So, I just found more information about my topic on the 2009 earthquake in China. Today, I finally started reading my book and it's a pretty decent book, I would say. Green, Jen, George Wei, and Hanchao Lu. //China//. Belgium: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, 2006. 57-1. Print. There's a lot of section of the book. Some include: geography, nature, history, culture, and people. Even though, this book didn't provide enough information as I expected.This book could be useful for little details and facts. Now, I have to find another book that has relevant information to my topic; so much work to do. One year ago, on 12 May 2008, a massive earthquake measuring 8.0 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan Province's Wenchuan County. More than 120 million people in Sichuan and the adjoining provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Yunnan, and Chongqing were exposed to the moderate and severe shaking effects of the earthquake. The Wenchuan earthquake left 88,000 people dead or missing and nearly 400,000 injured. The earthquake damaged or destroyed millions of homes, leaving five million people homeless. The earthquake also caused extensive damage to basic infrastructure, including schools, hospitals, roads, and water systems. On 30 August 2008, a second earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck Sichuan and Yunnan Provinces, leaving dozens dead and hundreds injured. This earthquake struck near the same fault line as the Wenchuan earthquake, but was located further south, with its epicentre in southernmost Sichuan's Panzhihua City. Both earthquakes hit children especially hard. The Wenchuan earthquake, which damaged more than 12,000 schools in Sichuan and 6,500 schools in Gansu, struck during the early afternoon when effectively every schoolaged child was in a classroom. Meanwhile, the Panzhihua earthquake struck two days before the start of the school year, keeping students in the new earthquake zone from returning to school as planned. One year after the Wenchuan earthquake, the response has shifted to recovery and reconstruction. Much work remains to be done, as survivors of the earthquake rebuild their lives and communities. Recovery and reconstruction programmes are anticipated to continue for an additional two years. //
 * Part II--What I Want to Find Out **
 * Part III--The Search **
 * Part IV--What I Learned **


 * WORKS CITED** //
 * "2009 Yunan Earthquake." //Wikipedia//. MediaWiki, 29 03 2010. Web. 06 Apr 2010. 
 * "Sichuan Earthquake." //The New York Times//. The New York Times, 06 05 2009. Web. 06 Apr 2010. .
 * Green, Jen, George Wei, and Hanchao Lu. //China//. Belgium: Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books, 2006. 57-1. Print