Resources

A collection of school journal stories for teaching volcanoes.

“A Bit of a Bang” by David Hill. School Journal, Part 4, No. 3, 2004.
“Understanding Volcanoes” by Tessa Duder. Connected 1, 2011.

A collection of school journal stories for teaching tsunami.

“The Race” by Rose Quilter. School Journal, Part 3, No. 1, 2011.
“The Strength of Roots” by Marisa Maepu. School Journal, Level 4, March 2012.

National Geographic has a variety of videos on YouTube about weather.

Have a showcase of your students' learning with the help of digital tools like these.

Volunteers create positive change on many fronts — human rights, faith communities, health, education, sports and recreation, social services, arts and culture, emergency services, the environment and conservation, animal welfare and community support development

Help Teddy make his house more earthquake safe in EQC’s Make. Shake. Break. mini game. Use the building blocks to stack Teddy’s house and see how well it holds up to a shake.

Stan’s Land is a special place to play and learn about disasters. First choose a disaster, then you’ll be shown a list of activities to choose from. Have fun and be careful!

It is Sparky's job to keep you safe around our electricity and gas network. That means teaching you about dangerous situations involving power lines, substations or transformer boxes.

Go through different locations with Gayle and her friends to find what you need for an emergency kit. Have fun and build a checklist along the way.

Severe Weather Preparedness Adventure.

Watch these New Zealand Sign Language videos on hazards and emergencies in New Zealand.

This toolkit is designed to help marae be as prepared as possible in the event of a natural disaster or emergency.

Make a plan online with your family/flatmates/friends to get through an emergency. Think about the things you need every day and work out what you would do if you didn’t have them.

Find instructions for updating your Samsung phone on the Samsung NZ website.