Who’s on your team?
In this activity, students work in small groups to select a 6-member disaster response team from a set of 12 biography cards.
By the end of this activity, students should be able to:
better understand the consequences of a volcanic eruption – on people and on infrastructure
discuss the most important needs for people after a volcanic eruption
discuss the utilities that would be given priority for restoration after an eruption
better understand the key personnel required to help manage the consequences of a volcanic eruption in their city, town or rural area.
Download the Word file (see link below) for:
introduction/background notes
instructions on what you need and what to do
discussion questions
biography cards.
Related content
5-Minute Volcano is an active, collaborative board game about natural disaster preparedness. Players work together to use the knowledge and skills of their character roles to survive volcanic hazards, including ashfall, pyroclastic flows of hot gas and tsunamis.
In the Home disaster kit activity, students select items to include in case of emergency and calculate how much food and water they will need to include in a disaster kit for their family.
Useful link
Earth Sciences New Zealand (formerly GNS) have information on the hazards of volcanic eruptions and what we should be prepared for.
