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Natural disasters

Social Studies

Natural disasters

An AR classroom game for Grade 5. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

  1. What should you do in an earthquake if you are indoors?

    • Drop, cover and hold on
    • Run down the stairs and out at once
    • Hurry into the lift to go downstairs
    Read the explanation

    Drop, take cover, hold on, and wait until the shaking stops.

  2. What is the warning sign of a tsunami?

    • Heavy rain for several days
    • The sea suddenly pulls back
    • Strong wind and thunder
    Read the explanation

    The sea draws back unusually fast after an earthquake.

  3. What should you do when the tsunami warning sounds?

    • Shelter in a house near the beach
    • Hurry to collect things from your seaside home first
    • Get to high ground as fast as possible
    Read the explanation

    Get to high ground away from the shore at once.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Know what to do in natural disasters, earthquakes, tsunamis and floods, recognise the tsunami warning sign, understand how mangroves protect coasts, and why early warning matters.

What's in the worksheet

6 multiple-choice questions, 3 options each - Earthquake indoors: drop, cover and hold on (distractor: take the lift) - The tsunami warning sign: the sea draws back unusually - On a tsunami alarm: get to high ground as fast as possible - Before a flood: move things up high and prepare essentials - Mangroves soften waves and stop erosion

How to use it in class

Use in the natural disasters unit, or before a school evacuation drill; about 6 minutes. - After question 1, have the class practise drop, cover and hold under desks for 10 seconds - For questions 2 and 3, show photos or a short clip of the 2004 tsunami in southern Thailand, chosen to be not too frightening - If many picked 'run down the stairs' on question 1, explain falling objects while running are the bigger danger - Play it linked to the class to record results in the mark book.

Common sticking points

- Question 1: running down the stairs at once is most children's instinct, so it is the strongest distractor; stress leaving only after the shaking stops - Question 2: 'strong wind and thunder' matches the storm picture children know, so some think tsunamis come with storms; explain they are caused by undersea earthquakes - Question 5: 'more white sand on the beach' tempts children who have never seen mangroves; show a picture of mangrove roots

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