Emergency shelters

 Emergency shelters are protection against natural disasters such as a storm or an earthquake. 

The Protectors requested aluminium foil, hard plastic, metal poles, clay,  chicken wire, and plaster of Paris. 

The aluminium foil is for the inside of the shelter, the foil is used because it is a good insulator and heat reflector. 

The hard plastic is for the windows, the hard plastic is used because it’s easier to shape than glass.

The metal poles are for stabilisation, it was used because it is a heat reflector insulator.

The clay is used to form most of the shelter, it was used because it is tough, so if the shelter topples over then the poles will not easily break off.

The plaster of Paris and the chicken wire is used for a similar purpose as the aluminium foil, they were used because they were used to hold the clay.

The tin can is used for the door, the front and the back of the shelter. The purpose of this shelter was to protect against bush fires. 

Emergency shelters are used worldwide and are very important. There are a lot of steps you need to do to build an emergency shelter.