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Volume 9
Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change
Natural Hazards Congress 2018
July 26-27, 2018
July 26-27, 2018 Melbourne, Australia
2
nd
International Conference on
Natural Hazards and Disaster Management
J Earth Sci Clim Change 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2157-7617-C2-043
Designing a learning table and game cards for preschoolers which can teach themDisaster Risk Reduction
(DRR) behavior before and during an earthquake
Mehrnoosh Mirzaei
University of Tehran, Iran
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hildren are among the most vulnerable people at the occurrence of natural disasters like an earthquake; many of the
management or measures considered for during and before the earthquake are not suitable or efficient for this age group.
On the other hand, education and training for mitigation dangers of an earthquake and learning the main concept of it and
matters like safe places and prevention of earthquake are not easily perceivable due to their age. Getting close to children
via their own world and with games is the best training method in this matter. In this study, the author has tried to consider
the child as an active element before and during the earthquake, who has the ability to learn Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
technics, all with the training provided, before the earthquake by adults. The focused of this research is on learning risk
reduction behavior in children as an independent factor. The information has been gathered from library, observance and
drawings of 10 children aged 5 with subject of their conceptual definition of earthquake along with 20 questionnaires filled by
preschoolers and interviewing them and the design of the suitable educational game, appropriate for the need of this age group
has been done with theory of design with help of the user and with priority of children’s learning needs and the final result is a
package of a game which is comprised of a learning table and matching cards with sign marks for safe and unsafe places which
introduce the safe behaviors and safe locations before and during the earthquake. These educational games can be used both in
group concept in kindergartens and on an individual basis at home and which can help in earthquake risk reduction.
mirzaeiabcd@alumni.ut.ac.ir