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

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