Overview and Background: Unit: Safety Awareness

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Randy Weber : Cheney USD 268

Physical Education, Wellness. : Health : Health

Cheney : Grades 6 - 6 : Aug. - Jun.

Title:	Safety Awareness
Topics:	Fire safety
Time Frame:	4-5 class periods
Start Date:	-
Status:	Draft
Date Revised:

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Summary:
Students will create, draw and implement an emergency action plan to use at home.

Print Materials Needed:

Resources:
"Being Healthy" Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich 1990.

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Stage 1: Identify Desired Results

State:	KS
Title:
Standard(s):	Not available

Understandings:
user	How to prevent home fires. How to handle emergencies.

Essential Questions:
User	Why is it important to learn about safety? Why is it important to show your feelings about safety in your actions? How can you learn to make choices that will help keep you safe? What can you do to become more responsible for your actions in an emergency?

Knowledge and Skills:

Knowledge
Knowing how and why accidents happen in or near your home can help you prevent them.
You can prevent accidents by getting rid of dangerous conditions.
In any disaster or emergency, stay calm. If your supplies are prepared and you can act quickly and safely, you can help yourself and others.

Skills
Know what actions to take in the event of an emergency.
Draw a floor plan of their home.
Identify possible escape routes in the event of an emergency.
Practice fire drills at home.

Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence

Assessment Summary:
oral presentations
vocabulary words
chapter review questions
chapter test

Other assessment evidence to be collected:

Stage 3: Plan Learning Experiences and Instruction

Learning Activities:

W
Post essential questions on the board.
Class discussion to answer the essential questions to pre-assess students' knowledge.
Print a handout showing how to create a floor plan.

H
Students will draw a floor plan of their own home.

E
Read related chapter in textbook.
Class discussion over reading.
Explore many possible escape routes from their home.

R
Create hypothetical situations and have students draw possible escape routes.

E
Students will create an emergency action plan.
Students will practice a fire drill for self and family.

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