A prototypical earthquake drill : A critical skills exercise

ABSTRACT

Earth science students at Salem High School have participated in an environment of critical skills. Events are student centered, learning stresses both process and curriculum content, and the foundation for activity is problem solving projects. This particular project had students designing and rehearsing part of an emergency management plan (a hazard plan) responding to an earthquake affecting Salem, N.H. Students assumed roles of town officials in a three hour drill held in Salem's Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The drill was sponsored by the Town of Salem and the New Hampshire Office of Emergency Management. Project origin, planning, perfomance, and follow-up are detailed in this paper.(AU)