ジオラマタイプのミニチュア模型を用いた水防災教育の実践

Abstract

We made a diorama typed miniature model of urban area with river which can express urban inundation by river overflow, heavy rainfall and Tsunami. The miniature model includes underground space and underground storage pond. Using this model, we had a class on disaster prevention and reduction as a comprehensive school study for third and fourth grade students in three elementary schools, Kamitsu and Itami-Mimani elementary schools in Itami City, Hyogo Prefecture, and Nishitonda elementary school in Shirahama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. As a result, students could understand the flood mechanism and its countermeasures with interest. The miniature model introduced here can be an effective tool for education activities for students of elementary schools.