The Napier Earthquakes

Hey Everyone, 

Welcome back to my Blog, Today we are learning about The Napier Earthquake. Here are our activities / questions...

Predictions

What Do I Think I Know About This Disaster?

I know that's it an Earthquake that happened on Feb 3 1931.

What Do I Think I Will Find Out About This Disaster?

I think I will find out who died and how many buildings were destroyed.

Understand (Know What It’s About)

Apply (Explore and Dig Deeper)

Create (Design Something New)

1. When was the Hawke’s Bay earthquake?

It was at 10:47 AM on February the 3rd 1931 

2. What was the official death toll of this disaster?

There was a total of 256 who died, 161 in Napier, 93 in Hastings and 2 in Wairoa

3. Where are two places that doctors set up

surgeries?

In the Botanical Gardens and Race Courses in Napier

4. What is one benefit that came from the

earthquake?

New houses built in Art Deco Style and also creating new lands for farms

5. How long did the main earthquake last for?

The main earthquake lasted for 2 and a half minutes

6. Why do you think children from this region were

sent around New Zealand?

There was no School for the children to go to, no homes for them to live in and it wasn't safe due to the 525 aftershocks.

We had to watch some videos and find useful info about them, here are all of my facts in total.

- 90 years since the Earthquake

-  99 Nolan Manly was 9 years old when the Earthquake happened

- Veronica bell rang for 2 and a half minutes

- People had to live in tents

- After the earthquake people built houses in an Art Deco style 

- Before the earthquake there was a fire

- Mostly damage was due to fire

- Hospitals were damaged

- Water pumping station was damaged

- Railway was built 2-3 weeks later after the Quake 

- 300 boys in a collage and some boys got thrown out of building due to Earthquake, a boy was found and rescued 3 days after

The 2 videos I watched are here if you wanted to watch them for yourself ---> Video 1 Video 2

Here is my Canva Poster I made to show you some info about the Earthquake...

Here is the website i found most my info - Website

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