Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning

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

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Images: Practical Action Nepal

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What difference would a flood warning system make?
Images: Practical Action Nepal

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

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

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

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Student sheet
Flood alert: learning from Nepal
Sheet no.
SS1
Title
Flood alarm: technical brief
Notes
Consumable.
One per student pair.

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

This activity was produced by the Association for Science Education in partnership with
Practical Action as part of the Global Learning Programme.
Promoting Excellence in Science Teaching and Learning
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.
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Thank you to Kay Budge for giving her time and expertise to develop the practical activity.