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MODULE 01 · Core Foundations

Urban Resourcefulness & Safe Improvisation

Learners notice useful resources, evaluate risks and improvise safe, lawful solutions without entering unsafe places or creating harmful tools.

Core Foundations
10 missions≈ 5 hours total
Resource ScoutModule badge
8–15Core learner range
Guided practiceSupervision varies by mission

Why this matters

A short power cut affects one block of fictional Metrovale. Mission Control asks the learner to identify safe, ordinary resources already available at home.

Key vocabulary

Each mission introduces its own vocabulary through examples, scenarios and knowledge checks.

Learning outcomes

  1. explain the module's core vocabulary;
  2. recognise common risks and uncertainties;
  3. compare at least two response options;
  4. select proportionate, lawful and ethical actions;
  5. identify when adult or professional help is needed;
  6. complete a safe practical or paper-based activity;
  7. communicate a decision clearly;
  8. reflect on a mistake without shame;
  9. transfer the skill to home, online or community life; and
  10. complete a capstone scenario.

Mission map

Complete missions in order for the clearest progression.

01.01

Introduction to Urban Resourcefulness

This mission helps learners define what "urban resourcefulness" means, understand why resourcefulness is important in emergency or low-resource situations and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.02

Safe Water Sources and Official Advice

This mission helps learners identify safe vs. unsafe water sources in a city, learn basic rainwater harvesting and filtration concepts and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.03

How Filtration Works: A Demonstration, Not a Drinking Test

This mission helps learners learn to build a simple diy filter from common household materials, understand the concept of boiling and solar disinfection and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.04

Safe Temporary Shelter Decisions

This mission helps learners identify safe and structurally sound places for emergency shelter, understand basic criteria: dryness, structural integrity, and concealment and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.05

Public Buildings, Help Points & Safe Community Spaces

This mission helps learners understand how subway tunnels, basements, and community centers might be used for shelter or warmth, learn basic safety rules and potential hazards (flooding, restricted areas) and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.06

Finding Warmth & Conserving Energy Indoors

This mission helps learners discover strategies to retain body heat and find warm spots in urban environments, understand improvised insulation methods and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.07

Safe Repurposing and Upcycling

This mission helps learners recognize common waste items and how they can be repurposed into tools, encourage creative, safe "upcycling" in resource-scarce environments and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.08

Safe Repair Tools and Useful Containers

This mission helps learners learn simple methods to shape or modify found objects into tools (hooks, safe tool handling, containers), emphasize safety and responsible tool creation and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.09

Battery Lights, Reflectors & Emergency Signals

This mission helps learners understand how to create basic lighting using limited resources, learn simple signaling techniques for attracting attention and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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01.10

Scenario Simulation & Review

This mission helps learners apply all learned concepts in a simulated scenario, review key principles of safety, creativity, and ethics and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.

≈ 30 minutesAdult-led for ages 5–7; guided independence for older pathways.
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Parent and educator note

Review the supervision indicator before practical activities. Encourage learners to explain their reasoning and treat asking for help as a positive learning outcome.