Hazard Exposure Vulnerability and Capacity
Disaster risk depends on more than a hazard.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Sustainable Places and Public Trade-Offs
Compare hazard, access, water use and public investment with supplied models.
Before you begin
- Use rates, percentages, comparable units and model limits.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Water Use Per Person and Comparable Rates
Per-person water use divides the stated daily total by the number of people served.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Land-Use Choices and Multiple Criteria
Land-use decisions can compare housing access, ecosystem function, travel connections and hazard exposure.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Climate Evidence and Policy Claims
Climate evidence describes long-term patterns and mechanisms; an emissions inventory accounts for sources; a projection models possible conditions; a policy evaluation examines measured results and trade-offs.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- NCSS C3 Framework: topic reference — Compare hazard, access, water use and public investment with supplied models.
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.