SS10.3.9

Social Studies (2010) Grade(s): 3

SS10.3.9
Identify ways to prepare for natural disasters.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

Appropriate ways to prepare for natural disasters in order to minimize negative effects.
Vocabulary: flood prone areas, earthquake insurance, flood insurance, hurricane shelters, tornado shelters

Skills

Students are able to:

Establish an emergency plan.

Understanding

Students understand that:

There are appropriate ways to prepare for natural disasters in order to minimize negative effects.

Vocabulary

flood-prone areas
earthquake insurance
flood insurance
hurricane shelters
tornado shelters
emergency
evacuation routes

COS Examples

Examples: constructing houses on stilts in flood-prone areas, buying earthquake and flood insurance, providing hurricane or tornado shelters, establishing emergency evacuation routes