The US Army Corps of Engineers have both military and civil projects that include: building coastal fortifications, surveying roads and canals, eliminate navigational hazards, exploring and mapping the Western frontier, and constructing buildings and monuments in the Nation’s capital. As part of fulfilling their mission, they have created some educational resources which can be found below
Link: Flood Risk Reduction Education Resources
Description: Flood activity book and lessons for a simulated water management model.
Flood Type: Flooding
Grades: 3-5, 6-8
Year: Unknown
Author/Creator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cost: Free
Education Standard: None
Training Type: Curriculum/Lesson plan. Exercises/Activities
Resource Type: Multimedia, Document
Language: English
Link: River Basin Balancer Game
Description: The River Basin Balancer Game offers insight into an inland waterway and a system of reservoirs, which are operated with a goal for serving each of the benefits, flood control, navigation, hydropower, irrigation, water supply, recreation, fish and wildlife, and water quality, for which many USACE reservoirs were authorized and constructed. Users can take charge of river operations and experience the unique challenges presented when managing reservoir operations in a variety of weather conditions across a geographically diverse basin.
Flood Type: Riverine flooding
Grades: 3-5. 6-8, 9-12
Year: 2013
Author/Creator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cost: Free
Education Standard: None
Training Type: Game
Resource Type: Multimedia
Language: English
Link: I am Ready: Flood Preparedness Activity Book
Description: Activity and coloring book related to flood preparedness. Includes coloring pages, word searches, checklists and flood education information.
Flood Type: Flooding
Grades: K-2
Year: unknown
Author/Creator: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Cost: Free
Education Standard: None
Training Type: Exercises/Activities
Resource Type: Document
Language: English
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