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Background<\/h1>\n

91³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Risk Education Curriculum Development project was funded as part of the 2015 HUD National Disaster Resilience Competition. The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) was one of 40 award recipients nationwide. This curriculum development project specifically falls under the Hazard Mapping, Assessment, and Education (HazMAE) portion of the grant, led by the University of Memphis. <\/p>\n

The Risk Education Curriculum is composed of 11 modules. The first seven modules have been made available as of May 2020. The other modules are still under development. The project team would appreciate input and feedback on the modules from teachers and others that utilize the content. We are also interested in having partnerships with teachers to track student growth as they are exposed to the content. <\/p>\n

Each module is designed such that it falls within the curriculum itself but can also be used independently. Each module contains a lecture presentation (available as a PPT file) and a teacher\u2019s guide to the module (which includes possible discussion topics and activities). These can be found under Modules<\/a>. Academic papers and journals cited in the presentations can be accessed from the information given on the References<\/a>\u00a0page. Supplemental multimedia resources such as TED Talks, informational videos, and podcasts that are relevant to a module’s contents are also available and displayed under Multimedia Resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Project Goals and Objectives<\/h1>\n

This project aimed to develop a curriculum for high school students in the Rural by Nature target area (West Tennessee) to provide awareness and understanding of the risks associated with extreme weather and seismic events.<\/p>\n

Throughout this curriculum, students will be gain a familiarity with the following concepts:<\/p>\n