Development and Practice of a Primary Education Program Covering Various Flood Control Methods Including Traditional Flood Control

Abstract

The philosophy of river management has changed towards the proper integration of modern flood control methods and traditional flood control methods. Such changes in the philosophy need to be shared not only between the flood control administration and flood control specialists, but also with the public. However, there are few teaching materials that reflect this philosophy in both science education and social studies education. Therefore, we developed and practiced a program for primary schools to teach various flood control methods including traditional flood control of Anou River, Mie Prefecture, where traditional flood control methods continue to be used. The flood control methods taken up in the program are as follows: The program consists of the following The level of student’s understanding was generally high, and they were able to obtain a more precise and systematic understanding of flood control than known before participating in the program.