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SCEC has joined with the American Red Cross and the Allstate Foundation in a project that will help teachers integrate disaster safety concepts into their regular lesson plans. Announced at a news conference June 1, 1999, the Children's Disaster Safety Curriculum will provide lessons, activities, and demonstrations that teachers can use to incorporate a hazard-related topic into other classroom subjects. To address the very real threat of earthquakes in our region, basic earth science and earthquake information will be included in the curriculum materi-als. "Integrated curricula that use real life or hands-on examples to convey lessons in science, math, language arts, and social studies are indeed the best tools for teaching today's students," said SCEC's outreach director, Jill Andrews. "An issues based integrated curriculum such as this one is especially valuable in light of the requirements of the new National Science Education Standards." The Children's Disaster Safety Curriculum will be made available through local Red Cross chapters at a nominal cost. For more information, contact Rocky Lopes, Disaster Services, American Red Cross National Headquarters, at (703) 206-8805 or LOPESR@USA.REDCROSS.ORG. |