1. Making a website for teenagers about Flood Risk Management
Sandra Junier
Delft University of Technology

2. Objectives
Make scientific knowledge from Floodsite available to secondary school children
In all of Europe
Using the Floodsite approach to FRM

3. First ideas Website In English and a translation into Dutch
Lots of pictures and preferably animations and some games
Using the guidance for professionals as basic material for content

4. First steps The audience
Questionnaires, focus group discussion with secondary school students
Interviews with some teachers

5. What did I find out ?
Among students there seems to be little knowledge about water related issues
Nearly all said the flood risk was too small to think about
The students were interested in their own situation mostly

6. What did I find out? 2 Teachers were interested in the subject
They wanted ready-made lessons fitting the curriculum
In Dutch

7. What about form and content?
website, things to do, things to know
colour and illustrations
quizzes and games
Content
wide range of subjects

8. Kolb learning cycle, 1986 Project on own situation Concrete experience
Reflective
Observation
Abstract
conceptualisation
Active
experimentation
Virtual tour
Quizzes
games
assignments
Text on
flood types,
hydrology etc

9. What became of it?

10. What became of it?

16. Do you think this website could be useful for your country?