Development of Disaster Prevention Education Incorporating the Realization of Ideas Through Programming in Elementary Science Lesson

Abstract

　In this study, we developed and practiced the lesson for disaster prevention education by incorporating the realization of ideas through programming in elementary school science. A microcontroller board, in which various sensors can be used, was utilized as a programming tool. The results of this study indicated that the students generally evaluated the lessons favorably. It also confirmed that there was increased awareness regarding “there is something I can do about disaster prevention/mitigation” and “programming is useful for disaster prevention/mitigation.”