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Are You A Safety Hound?

 

A Webquest for Grade One and Two

By Shannon Luppens

 

 

Introduction

 

Hello Kids!  Do you ever wonder why your parents tell you to do things and you have no idea why???  They want you to be safe.  This webquest will help you understand the importance of safety and how to be safe in different environments.  We are going to have fun sniffing out some great safety sites that will get your nose working!  By the end of this webquest you will be a top-notch safety hound.

 

 

The Task

 

Each group will:

 

 

 

Resources

Below are the zones and the websites that you will need to go to:

 

Zone One:  Food Safety

Germ Search: http://www.state.ak.us/dec/kids/kids.htm

 

Kid’s World – Food Safety:

http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/foodsafe/

·        Find three different kinds of bad bugs to put in your book on this website.

 

Food Fun and Games:

http://www.safefood.net.au/foodf/food_august/fun/index.html

·        When you feel that you are a Safety hound go ahead and take the food safety quiz found on this site.  Write down how well you did on your information page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zone Two: Fire Safety

 

Kid’s Fire Safety Tips:

·        Write down in your information book what you do if your clothes catch on fire?. 

 

Captain Kidde Fire Prevention:

http://www.kiddesafety.com/kiddesafety/pages/gradek2.htm

·        Play protect your home game write in your information book what you learned. Go through the safety checklist and write down the things that you need to do at home to be safe.

Sparky the Firedog:                                                             

http://www.sparky.org/cool/cool-abc.htm

·        Check out Sparky’s ABC’s of Fire safety.  Try the different activities and keep the printouts in your book so the other zone’s can learn how important fire safety is.

 

Zone 3: Internet Safety

 

Surfswell Island:

 http://disney.go.com/family/surfswell/

·        You will need to rescue Goofy, Donald, and Minnie from virus caves, mean manners cliff, and the no privacy beach.  After you rescue them at each stop you will take a little quiz to see what you have learned about Internet safety, you need to write these down in your notebook so you can teach the others.  When you are done you need to print off your certificate for your book.

·        Go to the print hut and print off the top ten smart surfing tips for your information book and print off one activity sheet for the class to do when you teach them about Internet safety.

 

Zone 4: Traffic Safety

Traffic Signals:

http://www.dot.state.tx.us/kidsonly/SafetyPg/Safety.html

 

Go On a Snappy Safari:

http://www.mnsafetycouncil.org/snappy/

 

 

 

The Process:

 

These are the steps you should follow:

 

1.       Your teacher will assign you to a group and your group will be assigned a zone.

2.     Your group will work together to create a book about the things that you have learned at your Internet Sites. (You will be teaching the other groups later on in the assignment.)

3.     Follow the directions under your assigned zone.

4.     Your group will gather all the printed materials and information and create a book that will be turned in to the teacher for a grade.

5.     Your group will give a presentation on what you learned at your websites and “teach the class.”

 

 

Evaluation:

 

Your work will be checked in these ways:

 

1.       A “Teamwork” score sheet.

2.     The book that your group creates, proving you are a Safety Hound.

 

 

 

 

 

Teamwork Score Sheet

Name: _____________________________

 

I worked well with others.

Yes

No

I listened to others ideas.

Yes

No

I took turns on the computer.

Yes

No

I think my partners listened to me.

Yes

No

I did my best

Yes

No

 

 

 

Safety Hound Book Rubric

Group: ___________________________

 

4

3

2

1

Creativity:

 

 

 

 

Neatness:

 

 

 

 

Notes Included:

 

 

 

 

Certificates:

 

 

 

 

Pictures:

 

 

 

 

             

Total Score: ________                 20-16= A

                                                                             15-11 = B

                                                                             10-6  = C

                                                                             5-1    = D

Conclusion:

 

Now that you are all Safety Hounds, make sure that you practice what you have learned.  Be a good citizen by making sure others are aware if they are in danger.  Thank you for doing a great job on this webquest!