Therefore, we aim to expand and formally evaluate educational modules as part of the kids teaching flood resilience initiative

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) provides $159,934.00 to the SC Sea Grant Consortium from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2025. The funding supports the expansion and formal evaluation of educational modules for the "Kids Teaching Flood Resilience" initiative, which provides teaching materials for educators to instruct youth about hurricane and flooding hazards. The program is grounded in best practices for effective public science communication, culturally responsive community engagement, and standards-based science teaching. The educational materials will be expanded across five thematic domains: (1) Get Weather Smart, (2) Get Place-Wise, (3) Get Storm Surge Smart, (4) Get Prep Ready, and (5) Get Water Safe. The multidisciplinary project team includes teachers, scientists, engineers, emergency management specialists, higher education scholars, and others.

This program is an emerging disaster preparedness educational initiative that consists of materials for educators to teach to youth about hurricanes and flooding hazards. Kids teaching flood resilience is grounded in best practices for effective public science communication and culturally responsive, place-based community engagement. IT is also rooted in standards-based science teaching. While some educational materials have been developed for this initiative so far, we propose to thoughtfully expand and situate the kids teaching flood resilience modules under five thematic domains: (1) get weather smart, (2) get place-wise, (3) get storm surge smart, (4) get prep ready, and (5) get water safe. A multidisciplinary and diverse team of thought leaders (i.e., teachers, scientists, engineers, emergency management specialists, higher education scholars, and a