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Grade Level: 9-12
Academic Areas: Interdisciplinary
Duration of service: Year Long
Character Virtues: Responsibility, Civic Virtue and Citizenship
Service Areas: Human Services, Public Safety, Education/Tutoring
Service Learning Project:
High school students will understand that the roles of citizens
change during times of crisis. At the completion of the project,
students will have undergone training in crisis-preparedness and
will have taken their knowledge back to their families and targeted
community groups. As a first step, students will identify the
type of emergencies most likely to befall their community based
on a scientific study of natural disasters and a historical look
at the area (MST 4, 7, 2 ELA 1). Students will then receive training
from local first-response organizations in relevant preparedness
skills, such as CPR /AED, first aid, home hazards, and fire safety.
After demonstrating competency in these skills, students will
be charged with designing a safety plan for their own homes. Finally,
students will develop and teach emergency preparedness training
for targeted community groups (e.g., younger students, disabled
students, and senior citizens), procuring and delivering necessary
materials themselves.
Goals and Objectives
Academic
Learning Goal: Earth Science/ Biology- Students will understand
basic causes of natural disasters and requirements for survival
(basic needs).
Standard: MST-2,4, and 7, PE-2
Learning Goal: Social Studies/ELA: Students will learn roles and
responsibilities of citizens during previous disasters and gather
and communicate knowledge to help prepare for future disasters.
Standard: SS-1,2,5 ELA-1,3,4
Service
Community need: Disasters happen in every community due to weather,
fire, terrorism, etc. Most people are not prepared as they lack
training and material resources necessary for adequate response.
Possible Community Partners: Red Cross (materials include Preparing
for the Unexpected, Preparing for Emergencies, the Most Useful
Book in the World, Your Family Disaster Plan and Pets and Disaster:
Be Prepared), fire departments, first responders, younger students,
and senior citizens.
Objective: Students will develop a disaster plan for their homes,
their school, and vulnerable populations within the community.
Objective: Students will collect and distribute supplies to home
and community partners.
Character
Virtue: Responsibility
Objective: Students will learn to be self-reliant in times of
crisis.
Virtue: Civic Virtue and Citizenship
Objective: Students will recognize that it is their responsibility
to share their knowledge in order to ensure the safety of their
community during times of crisis.
Key Activities
Key Planning Activities
1. Students will identify the most likely disasters to befall
the community; basic needs for survival in an emergency; and those
populations deemed most vulnerable to crisis.
2. Students will receive training (possibly from Red Cross or
first responders) on AED/CPR, first aid, and disaster preparedness.
Key Service Activities
1. Students will develop and test a disaster plan for their homes,
their school, and for individuals with special needs.
2. Students will put plan into place in their families’
homes and conduct trainings, distribute supplies, and implement
plans in the homes of people with special needs.
Key Reflection Activities
1. (oral – responsibility) Students will share what they
found about their families’ preparedness in a class forum.
They will identify common misconceptions/gaps in preparedness
and knowledge across families.
2. (written – civic virtue/citizenship) 1) Students will
complete personal writing on the ways in which their level of
preparedness has changed throughout the project and explain how
it has affected their sense of safety. 2) Students will complete
personal writing on their increased ability to work proactively
in times of crisis and how this has affected their sense of community
and sense of self.
3. (performance – civic virtue/citizenship) After completing
courses in safety/preparedness training, students will create
a video, rap, etc. demonstrating knowledge of the material.
Celebration Activity
At a party to which parents and community members will be invited,
awards will be presented to the students by first responders or
local politicians for successful completion of training. Families
and community members will bring their home disaster kits to the
celebration for a disaster kit exhibition.
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