SHS

DRRR Activity Sheet

Quarter 2 – MELC 5
Week 2
Mitigation Strategies

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction
Activity Sheet No. 5- Mitigation Strategies
First Edition, 2020

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Development Team of Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Activity Sheet

Writer: Joyce P. Caldeza
Editor: Dannie Clark M. Uguil
Schools Division Quality Assurance Team:
Dannie Clark M. Uguil
Rusil N. Sombito

Division of Negros Occidental Management Team:

Marsette D. Sabbaluca
Ma. Teresa P. Geroso
Dennis G. Develos
Zaldy H. Reliquias
Raulito D. Dinaga
Dannie Clark M. Uguil
Othelo M. Beating

Regional Management Team

Ma. Gemma M. Ledesma
Josilyn S. Solana
Elena P. Gonzaga
Donald T. Genine
Rovel R. Salcedo
Moonyeen C. Rivera
Anita S. Gubalan
Minda L. Soldevilla
Daisy L. Lopez
Joseph M. Pagalaran
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Welcome to Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction!

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The Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction Activity Sheet is developed to

help you continue learning even if you are not in school. This learning material provides
you with meaningful and engaging activities for independent learning. Being an active
learner, carefully read and understand the instructions then perform the activities and
answer the assessments. This will be returned to your facilitator on the agreed
schedule.
Name of Learner: ___________________________________________________
Grade and Section: _____________________________Date: _________________

DISASTER READINESS AND RISK REDUCTION ACTIVITY SHEET `No. 5

Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Loss of Lives and Properties

I. Learning Competency with Code

Apply mitigation strategies to prevent loss of lives and properties.
(DRR11/12-IIa-b-31)

II. Background Information for Learners

Geological hazards cannot be eliminated but there are mitigation
strategies be used to reduce its impacts. In places where the risk is naturally
higher, mitigation measure should strengthened to minimize effects.

There are a lot of mitigation actions and initiatives are in place to prevent
or reduce the risk to life, property, social and economic activities. This can be
in a form of awareness, education, preparedness, and prediction and warning
systems which can reduce the disruptive impacts of a natural disaster on
communities. The best way to cope with this is to prepare by having a plan
before it strikes.

III. Activity Proper

Activity 1
Saving the City of Malipayon
Adapted from: https://mystery science.com

In this activity, you are going to come up with a design to help people
deal with landslides.

Suppose you’ve just won a house in a raffle draw.

It’s a charming little house near the beach, but there’s a problem. Your
new house is located in Malipayon City.

A few years ago this landslide tumbled downhill, destroying a dozen

homes. Luckily, it stopped right before it hit your new house. But it was a close
call. You’d like to move to your new house, but you’re worried that there might
be another landslide. How can you protect your house from a landslide? To
solve a problem like that, you’re going to have to think like an engineer.
Engineers are people who solve problems by designing and building things.

The problems you need to solve are:

1. How can you protect your house from a landslide?
2. How can you stop a landslide before it starts?

As you don’t want any rocks to fall ever again. If you can keep that from
happening, you do more than just protect you house. You have saved the city,
too. You would be the hero of Malipayon City.

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 So look at the simple drawing of the town and figure out what started the
landslide in the city.

In the days before the landslide, there was a lot of rain. The house at the
was flooded with water. Considering that the hill itself is covered in loose rocks,
what do you think will happen?

Think of different possibilities and ideas to answer your problem.

Write down your plan and draw a sketch of how you save your house in
Malipayon City.
Saving My Malipayon City Home

What is the name of your plan? ____________________________

Explain how your plan will protect your house or prevent the landslide.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

Draw your plan in the box.

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Activity 2 Develop a family emergency preparedness plan for landslide by
supplying the needed data in the form below.
Family Disaster Plan for Landslide
Family Name: _________________________________ Date: _________________
Household Address: ___________________________________________________

Family Members

Name Cellphone Email

___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________

Pet(s) Info

Name Type Color

___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________
___________________ _____________________ _____________________

Plan of Action
1. What are the escape routes from your home?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
2. If separated during an emergency, what is your meeting place near your
house?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
3. If you cannot return home or asked to evacuate, what is your meeting place
outside of your neighbourhood?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________

What is your route to get there an alternate route, if the first route is
impassable?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
4. In the event your household is separated or unable to communicate with each
other, your emergency contact outside our immediate area is:

Name Cell Phone Email

____________________ ________________________ __________________
____________________ ________________________ __________________
____________________ ________________________ __________________
____________________ ________________________ __________________

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5. If at school, your siblings will be evacuated to:

Sibling’s Name Evacuation Site: (Address & Contact Info)

_________________________ ___________________________________________
_________________________ ___________________________________________
_________________________ ___________________________________________

6. Your plan for family members with disability or special need is( if applicable):

Name of Family Members Plan

_______________________ _________________________________________
_______________________ _________________________________________

7. During certain emergencies local authorities may direct you to “shelter in place” in
your home. An accessible, safe room where you can go, seal windows, vents and
doors and listen to emergency broadcasts for instructions, is:
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
8. Family Member responsibilities in the event of a Disaster
Family
Task Description Member
Responsible
Disaster Kit Stock the disaster kit and take it if evacuation is
necessary. Include items you might want to take to
an evacuation shelter. Remember to include
medications and eye glasses.
Be Informed Maintain access to local radio, TV, email or text
alerts for important and current information about
disasters.
Family Make sure the household medical information is
Medical taken with us if evacuation is necessary.
Information
Financial Obtain copies of bank statements and cash in the
Information ATMs and credit cards do not work due to power
outages. Bring copies of utility bills as proof of
residence in applying for assistance.
Pet Evacuate our pet(s), keep a phone list of pet-friendly
Information motels and animal shelters, and assemble and take
the pet disaster kit.
Sharing and Share the complete plan with those who need to
Maintaining know. Meet with household members every 6
the Plan months or as needs to change to update household
plans.

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IV. Reflection

Natural disasters are bound to happen. How will you prepare yourself
to reduce the damages?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

V. Answer Key

Activity 1
Possible answers: (Few of the ways engineers combat landslides)
• You can change the slope of the hillside with walls and terraces or make barriers
design to catch falling rocks.
• To protect a road or house, you can build a rock shed or design a radically
different house.
Rubric
4 3 2 1
Level of Content indicates Content indicates Content Show some
content synthesis of ideas, original thinking indicates thinking
in depth analysis and develops thinking and reasoning but
and evidences ideas with reasoning most ideas are
original thought sufficient and firm applied with underdeveloped
and support for the evidence. original thought and unoriginal.
topic on a few ideas.
Development Main point well Main point well Main points are Main points lack
developed with developed with present with detailed
high quality and quality supporting limited detail development.
quantity support. details. Critical and Ideas are vague
Reveals high thinking is weaved development. with little
degree of critical into points. Some critical evidence of
thinking thinking is critical thinking.
present.