Recently,a research on how a new virtual reality （VR虚拟现实） experience taught children about the fire disasters （灾害） was done.The new VR experience was developed by the University of South Australia,hoping to teach children （1）______ （learn） how to be safe in a fire.It presents a situation for children aged 10-12.In the situation,they are asked to look after a （2）______ （friend） dog just before a fire event begins.They take part in a set of problem-solving （3）______ （activity） to help save and protect themselves and the dog.
The findings showed that over 80% of children could （4）______ （clear） tell the advantages （优点） and disadvantages of different choices.They also learned to make decisions to protect （保护） themselves from a fire.Children thought it especially important,because 91% of （5）______ （they） didn\’t have knowledge （知识） of fires at the beginning,and 67% said that they （6）______ （be） too young to make safety decisions in a fire.
The researchers believed such VR experiences made it possible for （7）______ young to learn about fire safety directly. "Well-designed VR can provide children with （8）______ （use） learning tools （工具）," said Delene Weber,one of the researchers.Meanwhile,children have less knowledge about fire safety and are not as strong as their parents, （9）______ they\’re often most at risk. "(10)______ these VR experiences,we can make children understand the dangers and know they can help," said Weber.