From the descriptions in the book try to find out why they chose to shelter in the bathroom and laundry. Compare with the Wizard of Oz type bunker. Find Darwin on the map. Children use newspaper reports to help answer some of these questions. Evaluation Describe how events such as Cyclone Tracy change the demographics of both Darwin, and the towns to which disaster victims are relocated.
Many people depend on weather.
Farmers, pilots, and fishers listen to forecasts everyday. Many other people plan what to wear, how to travel and what to do for recreation and sports after listening to the weather forecast. Complete the activity sheet by explaining why these people need to know the weather forecast and what other people are affected by the weather in their work. Children read The Wild Snow Dog and Hopi from the New Sunshine Assessment and Literacy series . Identify which areas of the world each of the stories could be set in.