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Take Action In the final lesson of the Lake County Cascading Hazards unit, students come up with their own ideas on how to increase community resilience to natural hazards.  Context for Use Actions that will help families prepare for the next disaster can take a few minutes, and make a big difference when the time comes. Students will create a social media post or a short video to share what they are doing to prepare and encourage their friends to be prepared too. Lake County Fire Safe Council created this image for community members to prepare for the next wildfire. Resource Type Lesson Topics Community Resilience & Climate Action Natural Hazards Community-focused Middle School High School Instructional Time 50 minutes NGSS Disciplinary Core Idea(s) ESS3B: Natural Hazards ESS3C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems Published Date December 6, 2023 Funding Information Take Action Funding Information × This project, Reducing the Vulnerability of Disadvantaged Communities to the Impacts of Cascading Hazards under a Changing Climate is funded by USDA NIFA, award number 060500.361432.02. Close Goals Header What Students Will Do Communicate information about how to prepare for natural hazards. Teaching Materials Take Action Lesson Materials Google Folder Take Action Lesson Materials Google Folder Take Action Teacher Guide Take Action Teacher Guide Take Action Lesson Slides Take Action Lesson Slides Take Action Student Worksheet Take Action Student Worksheet Description In this lesson, students will: Part 1 – (10 minutes) Brainstorm As a class, come up with a giant list of ways students can prepare for, mitigate risk, or help their neighbors prepare for a hazard.  Part 2 – (35 minutes) Take Action Social Media Post In small groups, students put together a short social media story or video to show how to take steps to prepare for a natural hazard.   Part 3 – (5 minutes) Gallery Walk Students walk around the room to see each other's storyboards.   Similar Resources Data Puzzle: Windstorms on the Front Range Voices of Resilience: Collecting Stories of Survivors ReVisioning Hazards The Vocabulary of Hazards Cascading Hazards A place-based lesson that uses stories and datasets from Lake County, California. Envisioning a Resilient Future Social Vulnerability to Natural Hazards A Changing Climate: Understanding Drought in Colorado Middle School Lesson