Prepare with Pedro! Floods Activity Guide
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Provided by: American Red Cross|Published on: July 9, 2024
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Synopsis
- This activity guide outlines one take-home and two in-class activities for students to prepare for floods.
- Students will learn how to pack an emergency kit, plan an evacuation route, and communicate with parents and guardians about preparing for floods.
Subjects: Health
Authors: American Red Cross
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- The guide prioritizes student safety by emphasizing the need for students to discuss preparedness strategies with grown-ups at home.
- The take-home activity does a great job of empowering students to advocate for their safety in the event of a flood.
Prerequisites
- Students should know the terms emergency and evacuate before completing the activities.
- Students should read the "Prepare with Pedro! Flood" ebook before completing the activities.
- The worksheets students will need to complete are available on the Red Cross Pedro site, click here.
Differentiation & Implementation
- The resource includes adaptations to the activities for students in K-1 and students in 1-2.
- To differentiate between the two alerts, students can create announcements to describe a flood warning and a flood watch, telling others what to do for each alert.
- Students can research the dangers of contaminated floodwater after completing this lesson.
- Teachers can use this resource as they discuss the extreme weather events resulting from climate change, such as floods and droughts.
This resource from the American Red Cross provides teachers with classroom activities to prepare students for floods. The resource provides additional links within the PDF for additional information for teachers. The references and sourced material utilized for this lesson plan are from credible institutions and present up-to-date information. This site would be a valuable resource for educators seeking to enhance climate-related learning experiences and emergency preparedness in the classroom.
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About the Partner Provider
American Red Cross
The mission of the American Red Cross is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. As the climate crisis worsens, the Red Cross is witnessing firsthand how disasters are becoming more frequent and intense. Now more than ever, families need to be ready for extreme weather. The Red Cross works closely with schools and youth-serving organizations to provide emergency preparedness education to young people to build resilience in communities across the country and abroad.
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