Production Year 2013
KIDS SURVIVAL SCHOOL | Empowering Yourself Will Save Your Life in an Earthquake
ED221305
シンサイミライ学校 | 地震からいのちを守る知恵 [NHK]
|Length : 10min. |Year : 2013 |
The theme for this course is "Self empowerment and knowledge that save your life when an earthquake hits." It's essential to be able to make your own decisions and immediately flee to a safe location. You should also beware of three things: flying objects, falling objects and moving objects. In this course, there's no right or wrong answer. As long as you save your life, you are correct. Let's work it out together!
KIDS SURVIVAL SCHOOL | What Will You Do at the Crossroad?
ED221306
シンサイミライ学校 | きみならどうする?判断の分かれ道 [NHK]
|Length : 10min. |Year : 2013 |
This course is taught using the CROSSROAD GAME. A crossroad is the place where two or more roads intersect. The participants are presented with a predicament that requires a decision of either YES or NO. There's no right or wrong answer in this game. The purpose is to encourage players to: 1) imagine different disaster scenarios and think about how to deal with them; and 2) explore the subject further by talking with other players who have different opinions. Through discussion, let's find a solution together!
Listen to the Earth | What do seismic waves tell us?
ED231301
地球の声を聞こう | 地震波が教えてくれること [NHK]
|Length : 10min. |Year : 2013 |
Using the earthquake early warning system as a theme, we learn about the nature of "seismic waves". In order to explain seismic waves, that are not visible to the naked eye, experimental apparatuses are set up to give better visualization, and characters Mr. P and Mr. S are introduced. Earthquakes and its mechanisms are explained in an easy to understand manner, tying the facts learned to how one can protect lives.
Listen to the Earth | What causes earthquakes?
ED231302
地球の声を聞こう | 地震はなぜ起こるの? [NHK]
|Length : 10min. |Year : 2013 |
The viewer gains a better grasp of terms like "magnitude" and "seismic intensity", receives insight on how earthquakes occur, and learns how to put this knowledge to use. For instance, viewers are informed that the size of an earthquake is determined by how large an area of rock is ripped apart beneath the surface, and are further cautioned to be aware that how long the shaking continues is crucial.
Listen to the Earth | Our Living Planet
ED231303
地球の声を聞こう | 地球は生きている [NHK]
|Length : 10min. |Year : 2013 |
The movement of Earth's interior, including the movement of mantle is explained in a simplified manner. By learning the movements of earth, viewers are taught that earthquakes occur because Earth is a living planet, and that earthquakes are events that cannot be stopped or avoided, leaving the perspective to accept earthquakes for what they really are.