ADA P T A T I ON S AND E X T E N S I ON S
1. Some students may enjoy making an audiotape to use in step 2 of
Lesson Development, above.
2. Encourage students to take classes in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR) from the Red Cross or other community
organization, and to update training they already have. If a number of
students are interested, arrange for a trainer to visit your class or
provide presentations for the entire school. Students will gain
confidence as well as competence.
3. Invite the school’s health instructor or a representative from the Red
Cross or other emergency agency to participate in the earthquake drill.
4. Invite the class to join you in setting up a schoolwide earthquake
drill. Invite the school administration and local emergency services
officials with whom you established contact in Unit 1.
5. If you repeat this drill in Unit 6 as part of the community
earthquake simulation, vary it by putting up signs at one point along
the evacuation route to indicate that the route is blocked. Lead the
class out by the alternate route you planned in step 6, above.
VOCABULARY
ACTIVITY TWO
RVS
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DDRESS
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APID
V
ISUAL
S
CREENING OF
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CHOOL
AND
H
OME FOR
E
ARTHQUAKE
H
AZARDS
Hazard:
an object or
situation that holds the
possibility of injury or
damage.
RA T I ONA L E
Every teacher wants the classroom to be a safe environment for
students. In this activity, you and your students will assess the safety
of your classroom and make plans to remedy any earthquake hazards.
Students will also assess their own homes.
F OCU S QU E S T I ON S
Can you imagine what your classroom would be like during an
earthquake?
How could you make your classroom and your school a safer place to
be?
How could you make your home safer?
OB J E C T I V E S
Students will:
1. Distinguish between structural and nonstructural features of a
building.
2. Recognize nonstructural earthquake hazards in the classroom.
3. Develop a rapid visual screening format to use in their homes.
4. Devise methods to reduce earthquake hazards in school and at home.
Nonstructural feature:
an element
of a building that is not essential to
its structural design and does not
contribute structural strength.
Examples are windows, cornices,
and parapets.
Rapid visual screening (RVS):
a
method of assessing risk that relies
on external observation. An observer
who is trained in RVS can derive
enough information from a quick
visual assessment to know if closer
examination is necessary.
Retrofitting:
making changes to a
completed structure to meet needs
that were not considered at the time
it was build; in this case, to make it
better able to withstand an
earthquake.
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