2017 Volume 69 Issue 3 Pages 139-149
A trial set of four lessons on typhoons and disaster prevention was conducted on fifth-grade students in an elementary school. The pupils learned that the weather changes from the west to the east around the Japanese Islands, but that this is not necessarily true when a typhoon approaches. They also discussed refuges and personal effects during an emergency. The results of questionnaires show that these lessons were quite effective in increasing interest among slow and middle learners about weather and disaster prevention, and having them imagine what living in a shelter would be like.
