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[MZZ45-P06] What kind of disaster prevention education is needed now? -Resional disaster prevention education using Oita Bungoono Geopark
Keywords:Oita Bungoono Geopark, disaster prevention education, Sugao Elementary School, Mizutamaishi
What kind of disaster prevention education is needed now? We believe that it is not just the transmission of knowledge, but the cultivation of practical skills to respond to actual disasters. Therefore, at Sugao Elementary School in Bungo Ono City, Oita Prefecture, disaster prevention education was conducted throughout the year in the "integrated learning period" for 5th and 6th grade students, with the aim of cultivating the awareness and attitude of local residents who can proactively think about what they can do, work with others, and live their daily lives safely and securely. Disaster prevention officers and geopark specialists from the city, administrative staff, private IT companies, and other external human resources were utilized, and the practice was carried out throughout the year across all subjects.
Practice 1: Interaction with Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark and Aso Geopark
As a preparatory study for the school trip, students participated in remote learning with Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark specialists on the theme of "Volcanic Disasters and Recovery." They learned about the large pyroclastic flow that occurred at Mt. Fugendake, Unzen Volcano in 1991, and listened to the many lessons that must be learned from disasters and recovery.
In the exchange with Aso UNESCO Global Geopark, students learned about the Kumamoto earthquake on-site. At the Kumamoto Earthquake Museum KIOKU, they learned about the mechanism of the earthquake that caused a JMA intensity 7 earthquake and the workings of active faults, and were able to think about disaster prevention and mitigation as something that concerns them personally, while relating it to topography and geology.
Practice 2: Creating a digital disaster prevention map
We thoroughly investigated dangerous areas in the school district and used them to create a digital disaster prevention map. To create the map, we first conducted a disaster prevention walk in Sugao area and organized the locations and reasons for dangerous areas using photos and text on a tablet device. We then programmed the map using an app called Scratch and completed a digital disaster prevention map for the school district. This was an opportunity to think about how the "structure and change of land (gravel, sand, mud and volcanic ash)" and "the function of flowing water (erosion, deposition and transportation)" learned in science class were related to the characteristics of the land in Bungo Ono City that we had learned in previous geological studies. The completed disaster prevention map is being shared and used in homes and the local community.
Practice 3: Research on the "Mizutamaishi" (water spirit stone) and the transmission of oral traditions related to disasters
In the school district, there is a "Mizutamaishi" (water spirit stone) that has been passed down as an oral tradition related to disasters, which says, "When the Mizutamaishi falls, Utaize area will be swept away by muddy water." We heard about this stone from a specialist at Oita Bungoono Geopark, who covered the geological aspects, and from the Center for Education and Researchof Disaster Risk Reduction and Redesign of Oita University, who covered the disaster prevention aspects. Since the "Mizutamaishi" of the Aso-4 pyroclastic flow deposit fell to the layer of the Aso-3 pyroclastic flow deposit about 30m below, it is assumed that it fell in a natural disaster such as an earthquake or heavy rain long ago. We thought that the main purpose of passing down the oral tradition was to utilize the wisdom of our ancestors that we should be wary of floods in heavy rains that cause stones to fall as practical knowledge to protect lives in the future, and we proceeded with the initiative. Based on what they learned in these fieldworks, the children used ICT to write and compose the song "Song of the Water Spirit Stone." By fusing tradition and high technology, the children are calling for disaster prevention measures for their parents and the local community in a new way, combining geology and music.
Practice 1: Interaction with Unzen Volcanic Area Geopark and Aso Geopark
As a preparatory study for the school trip, students participated in remote learning with Unzen Volcanic Area UNESCO Global Geopark specialists on the theme of "Volcanic Disasters and Recovery." They learned about the large pyroclastic flow that occurred at Mt. Fugendake, Unzen Volcano in 1991, and listened to the many lessons that must be learned from disasters and recovery.
In the exchange with Aso UNESCO Global Geopark, students learned about the Kumamoto earthquake on-site. At the Kumamoto Earthquake Museum KIOKU, they learned about the mechanism of the earthquake that caused a JMA intensity 7 earthquake and the workings of active faults, and were able to think about disaster prevention and mitigation as something that concerns them personally, while relating it to topography and geology.
Practice 2: Creating a digital disaster prevention map
We thoroughly investigated dangerous areas in the school district and used them to create a digital disaster prevention map. To create the map, we first conducted a disaster prevention walk in Sugao area and organized the locations and reasons for dangerous areas using photos and text on a tablet device. We then programmed the map using an app called Scratch and completed a digital disaster prevention map for the school district. This was an opportunity to think about how the "structure and change of land (gravel, sand, mud and volcanic ash)" and "the function of flowing water (erosion, deposition and transportation)" learned in science class were related to the characteristics of the land in Bungo Ono City that we had learned in previous geological studies. The completed disaster prevention map is being shared and used in homes and the local community.
Practice 3: Research on the "Mizutamaishi" (water spirit stone) and the transmission of oral traditions related to disasters
In the school district, there is a "Mizutamaishi" (water spirit stone) that has been passed down as an oral tradition related to disasters, which says, "When the Mizutamaishi falls, Utaize area will be swept away by muddy water." We heard about this stone from a specialist at Oita Bungoono Geopark, who covered the geological aspects, and from the Center for Education and Researchof Disaster Risk Reduction and Redesign of Oita University, who covered the disaster prevention aspects. Since the "Mizutamaishi" of the Aso-4 pyroclastic flow deposit fell to the layer of the Aso-3 pyroclastic flow deposit about 30m below, it is assumed that it fell in a natural disaster such as an earthquake or heavy rain long ago. We thought that the main purpose of passing down the oral tradition was to utilize the wisdom of our ancestors that we should be wary of floods in heavy rains that cause stones to fall as practical knowledge to protect lives in the future, and we proceeded with the initiative. Based on what they learned in these fieldworks, the children used ICT to write and compose the song "Song of the Water Spirit Stone." By fusing tradition and high technology, the children are calling for disaster prevention measures for their parents and the local community in a new way, combining geology and music.