Government & Defence - EMERGENCY & DISASTER PLANNER
A
Fire Survival Kit - A Fire Safety Budgeting Unit.
[Submitted by Jessie Callan,
as an ACU Education Student]
Primary
[Year 4 but could be adapted to Year 6]
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
This is a Rich Task challenging students to design a survival pack for
families whose homes are under threat from fires. They are to decide which
items to take with them according to a limited budget.
Teacher:
Caution. Do not use this activity where fires have devastated communities.
Duration: 6 - 8 Lessons.
Introduction from a BTN video
https://youtu.be/sRdY3xhr2wc
Scenario:
"You are a team of volunteers designing survival packs
for families whose homes are under threat from the fires.
You will be using a budget allocated to your team to create a survival pack.
All items selected must fit inside a 2x1m trailer.
Each family which your team is assigned to lives in a different area and has
their own needs.
You will need to be creative and show critical thinking (and your budgeting
skills) to determine which items will best support your family."
For the Full Unit [.zip] - Lesson Plans, Unit Overview, Handouts, PPTs, and Assessment, click here.
Your
Emergency Plan
Primary
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
1. The Red Cross has an Australian "Your Rediplan". You and your family are to fill out the forms - 8 pages - and then print it.
2. Put it in a safe and accessible place [on the fridge
door] so you have access to it at all times.
Emergency
Recovery Lesson Plans (developed by the
Australian Red Cross)
Middle
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Personal and social capability
Teacher
Local Copy: This 28 page PDF shows the Overview, Lesson Plans, Teacher's Notes & Student Worksheets.
These lessons are designed to be used in the teaching of Humanities subjects, such as but not limited to: Modern History, Geography and English.
Target Year Group: 7 - 9
5 Lessons: Change & Transition; Common Reactions; Helping Other; Thinking Ahead; and Share Your Story
Incident
Controller Responsibilities Check List
Middle
Secondary
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Literacy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Critical and creative thinking
Australian
Curriculum General Capability:
Numeracy
Australian
Curriculum General Capability: ICT Capability
Teacher
Local Copy: Incident Controller Responsibilities Check Sheet - 1 page. Print out enough copies for your class groups who don't have access to a computer.
This lesson is designed for students in Years 9 - 11 studying IT, Maths or Social Science.
One lesson of 45 - 50 mins is required.
Incident Controller at scene
(Source:
One Page)
Students
1. Form a group of 3 – 4 students.
2. Create a spreadsheet to prioritise the actions of the Incident Controller from the initial responsibilities listed in the document.
3. As this document was created over 20 years ago, you are to add to these responsibilities – to upgrade it. Eg. drones are now used in most, if not all, incidents. What responsibilities would the Incident Controller have over the person in charge of drones?
4. The spreadsheet should indicate the 4 priority levels “Critical, High, Medium, Low Priority”. It should also indicate “Protocol” vs “Individual Response to Situation”.
5. Indicate the “new” responsibilities your group has thought up.
6. Share your responses with another group of students. Add or delete responses as your group sees fit.
