1. Flood alert! Learning from Nepal Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning

2. 2 Objectives Use understanding of conductors and circuits to design a flood alarm. Use circuit symbols to create a technical brief.

3. 3 UK Flooding causes travel chaos

4. 4 Nepal: Monsoon rains cause flood devastation. Images: Practical Action Nepal

5. 5 Nepal: Monsoon rains cause flood devastation. What difference would a flood warning system make? Images: Practical Action Nepal

6. 6 Nepal Where is the best place to monitor river water levels? Nepal River map N Karnali river Chisapani Patabhar Manau Daulatpur Rajapur Karnali River

7. 7 ping pong ball aluminium foil lamp buzzer copper strips Design and make a flood warning device.

8. 8 How else could people in Nepal be prepared for floods? Discuss your ideas. Compare your ideas to real preparations for flooding. 8 Image: Practical Action Nepal

9. 9 Student sheet Flood alert: learning from Nepal Sheet no.TitleNotes SS1Flood alarm: technical briefConsumable. One per student pair.

10. 10 Student sheet 1 Technical Brief Introduction How the flood alarm system works Circuit diagram Use international circuit symbols to show how to build your circuit. Instructions Explain how to build your device. Technical Advisor W ho to contact for further information (write your name here.) STUDENT SHEET 1 Flood Alarm : Technical Brief Create a symbol for you water level sensor and label this clearly. 10

11. This activity was produced by the Association for Science Education in partnership with Practical Action as part of the Global Learning Programme. The GLP is a ground-breaking new programme which will create a national network of like-minded schools, committed to equipping their students to succeed in a globalised world by helping them to deliver effective teaching and learning about international development and global issues at Key Stages 2 and 3. ASE is providing the science education support for the Global Learning Programme which is funded by the Department for International Development. This activity can be found on the Global Learning Programme www.glp-e.org.uk, ASE Primary upd8 primaryupd8.org.uk and Practical Action practicalaction.org.uk/schools websites. www.glp-e.org.uk primaryupd8.org.uk practicalaction.org.uk/schools Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning Acknowledgements 11 Thank you to Kay Budge for giving her time and expertise to develop the practical activity.