Nadine Silverman
11th
Grade Social Studies
Introduction
In the wake of the 9/11/2001 terrorist attack that
destroyed the World Trade Center and hit at the heart of New York City, the
issue of safety and security within our own borders became a focal point for
government officials and citizens alike, especially hear in New
Task
As a group you will create a presentation that
addresses the problem of adequate security to prevent terrorism in
Process
Your project will consist of two parts; an oral presentation and a 2 page written report.
For the oral report each person
in the group will answer and present one of the following questions:
1.Define and describe the problem of terrorism and bioterrorism.
2.Why is bioterrorism considered a problem for
City
and State?
3.What is the existing public policy on terrorism and
bioterrorism?
(include information on the following:
protecting
the reservoirs, nuclear power plants,
City infrastructure,
the ability of hospitals and doctors to
handle mass casualties in case of an attack)
4.What public policy solution would you implement?
(You should develop
at least 3 solutions)
5.The 5th person will report on the public policy
solution
chosen
by the group to be the best.
For the written report, each of
you will write a 2-3 page paper on the problem and solutions to the threat of
bioterrorism.
1.
Use the public
policy analysis worksheets to help in
writing
your report.
2.
The report
must be in your own words
3.
You must
research the topic by using the search engines and suggested websites.
4.
To help you in
your research, look at the following research questions.
Research
Use
the following questions to help in your research
1.
What is
biological terrorism?
2.
What are some
examples of Bioterrorism?
3.
Explain some
of the effects of diseases like anthrax and smallpox.
4.
what would happen if a nuclear power plant was attacked by a
terrorist group?
5.
How does
bioterrorism threaten our water and food supply?
6.
How has the
government responded to the threat of bioterrorism?
7.
Why is it more
difficult to protect the civilian population from this problem than the
military?
8.
What
precautions can be taken to protect the civilian population from bioterrorism?
9.
What steps has
the government taken to secure our transportation and aviation system?
10.
Have our
Constitutional rights been violated as a result of terrorist threats?
11.
According to
the Constitution , does the government have the right
to limit our civil liberties? Why?
12.
Should the
government limit the rights of certain groups in our society because of
Resources
The following research engines
and websites will help you in your research:
Search Engines www.yahoo.com
Websites: www.ocean.ic.net/ftp/doc/disaster/bio/bio/biowfaq.html
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol13no2/russell.htm
www.tsa.dot.gov/laws_regs/gov_index.shtm
www.cbaci.org/CDCSectionLinksMain.htm
Evaluation
Your oral presentation and
written report will be graded according to the following rubric:
Needs
Improvement Satisfactory
Exemplary
Quality of General information 1 example 2 or more examples
Information
Format No format followed General
Format is used
format is used is
followed perfectly
Accuracy serious Grammatical Few spelling Gramatically
correct
Errors
mistake
A
= 6 points
B = 4 points
C
= 3 points
D
= 2 points
F
= 1 or below
Standards
New York State
Civics, Citizenship, and Government: students will use a variety of intellectual skills to demonstrate their understanding for establishing governments: The government system of the U.S. and other nations; the U.S. Constitution, the basic civic values of the American Constitutional democracy; and the roles , rights, and responsibilities of citizenship, including avenues of participation.
E1c Reads and comprehends
information materials
E2a Produce a report of
information
E3b Participate in group meetings
Picture Credits
Bioand Chemical Weapons Picture--- ABC News.com
Poster Preparing for Terrorism---
Biochemist---- infospace.inc
