MRC has developed a 20 second spot for television and radio promoting hurricane preparedness.
Risk education is taught as part of the Geography of Mexico and World Geography curriculum in the first year of Secondary School in Mexico. Mexican students are taught the processes that transform geography of a region from a sustainable development perspective, population dynamics, economic interdependence, cultural diversity, political organization and the prevention of natural disaster at the national and international level.
Curriculum available to schools and families in U.S. only.
Floods. Downloadable lesson book chapter 6 on floods. The layout is easy to follow, colorful and contains many illustrations. The content is engaging and easy to understand.
Good satellite images illustrating various aspects of the environment. Minimal information about risk awareness.
The Popocatepetl. Colorful site for elementary school children.
Riskland. Learning to Prevent Disasters! Games based on risk awareness that can be used in a classroom and family setting (e.g. board games). Engaging and fun for children of all ages.
Earth and Environmental Science textbook covers the Earth and environmental science. Easy to find using the table of contents. The material on the website is very engaging and interesting to read.
Hurricane Season. Animation on hurricane formation, however it does not provide information on risk reduction. The animations make the hurricane formation process very easy to understand.
Emergency Family Plan. Downloadable lesson book is an illustrated guide to risk mitigation, preparedness and response. Well-structured and easy to follow. The cartoon illustrations are very informative and complement the brief text. Substantial risk awareness, mitigation and preparedness information for primary school children.
