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Educational Activities

These activities help explain topics related to evacuation and emergency management, humanitarian logistics, transportation network analysis, probability, and reliability. These activities are suitable for students in middle school or above, or the general public.

  • Household decision-making and transportation under no-notice evacuation conditions: tutorials and problem solving activities

  • Humanitarian logistics game

    • This game introduces students to a variety of concepts, including humanitarian aid, probability, and reliability. In adverse conditions, such as natural or man-made disasters, supplies and logistical assistance are often needed. Humanitarian aid serves these needs with the goals of saving lives and alleviating suffering. Providing such services can be dangerous, depending on the natural, political, and social conditions of the area being served.
    • The teaching manual provides more detail about the mathematics that can be applied to the game. TeachingManual
    • Download the game.

  • Hurricane evacuation game

    • This game introduces the players to the complexities and challenges of evacuating from a hurricane. Players make decisions about their destinations and the types of activities in which they participate. During the evacuation, players must monitor their fuel and the amount of elapsed time. They also face uncertainties and random events associated with the hurricane, environment, fuel and supply availabilities, and traffic conditions.
    • Download the game.