As society is faced with increasingly complex and uncertainty-laden decisions, risk literacy is increasingly becoming a necessity for everyday life. Risk education represents a unique opportunity to address this need from the ground up. A risk education curriculum can be crafted to supplement traditional curriculum standards at various education levels by relying on well-established pedagogical approaches to equip students with the necessary skills for sound decision-making. Here we present a set of modules designed to introduce risk concepts to secondary school students while covering concepts related to regional natural hazards. Furthermore, we discuss the potential applications of risk education for other audiences.
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