Elicit non-trivial dialogue from students. Guide students to reflection and analysis of the experience. Encourage students to share their perceptions and beliefs. Summarize and review similarities and differences.

Discussion of building differences

Objective: To have students recognize differences in houses and buildings and to recognize aspects of safe and secure buildings.

Activity: 1. In a large group discussion, have students discuss different buildings (school, church, home) and their differences: size, materials, design, function. 2. Students should list differences in buildings. 3. Students should discuss what makes a building safe and secure. Students should remember the building they were in during a storm in which they felt secure. 4. Students should list the characteristics of a strong, secure structure.

Assessment: Students will recognize differences in houses and buildings, and will identify characteristics of strong buildings.