Why this matters
Metrovale experiences a planned six-hour interruption to power and mobile data. Residents need a calm, fair household plan.
Key vocabulary
Each mission introduces its own vocabulary through examples, scenarios and knowledge checks.
MODULE 05 · Systems, Digital & Crisis Readiness
City Systems, Outages & Community Resilience
Learners understand how city services work, prepare for short disruptions and cooperate fairly with family and neighbours.
10 missions≈ 5 hours total
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8–15Core learner range
Guided practiceSupervision varies by mission
Learning outcomes
- explain the module's core vocabulary;
- recognise common risks and uncertainties;
- compare at least two response options;
- select proportionate, lawful and ethical actions;
- identify when adult or professional help is needed;
- complete a safe practical or paper-based activity;
- communicate a decision clearly;
- reflect on a mistake without shame;
- transfer the skill to home, online or community life; and
- complete a capstone scenario.
Mission map
Complete missions in order for the clearest progression.
05.01
Understanding Systemic Failures
This mission helps learners define systemic failures (power grid collapse, internet outages, disrupted transportation), understand why preparedness matters in urban contexts and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.02
Resilient Living During a Short-Term Outage
This mission helps learners understand off-grid principles: relying on decentralized resources (solar, reclaimed batteries), identify simple ways to generate or store energy in a city and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.03
Water Plans When Services Are Interrupted
This mission helps learners learn ways to collect and purify water without the standard city supply, understand rainwater harvesting, filtration, and boiling techniques and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.04
Safe Lighting and Warmth During an Outage
This mission helps learners discover methods to create light and warmth without electricity, learn about candles, led lanterns, solar lamps, and using insulation to conserve heat and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.05
Communication Without the Internet
This mission helps learners explore alternative communication methods: ham radios, walkie-talkies, community message boards, signal mirrors, understand the importance of a communication plan during outages and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.06
Setting Up a Local Network of Support
This mission helps learners learn the importance of community support during systemic failures, understand how to form local groups for sharing resources, skills, and information and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.07
Barter & Trade Skills
This mission helps learners learn about barter systems in the absence of cash or electronic payments, understand fair exchange, negotiation, and trust in trading goods and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.08
Maintaining Personal Safety & Ethics in Collapse
This mission helps learners understand that cooperation and ethical behavior maintain order and security, learn how mutual support reduces panic and violence and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.09
Adapting to Changing Conditions Over Time
This mission helps learners recognize that off-grid solutions may evolve as the crisis continues, learn how to improve or expand on initial setups (better solar panels, more efficient water collection) and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
05.10
Simulation & Review
This mission helps learners apply all learned concepts in a simulated scenario of infrastructure collapse, reinforce off-grid living, communication, community building, and ethical decision-making and choose when to pause, involve a trusted adult or follow official guidance. The aim is confident judgement, not risky independence.
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.