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Electrical Safety
OBJECTIVE
The student
recognizes the ways energy and matter interact and how electricity can
be dangerous.
TIME
2 class periods
MATERIALS
Computer with Internet access
VOCABULARY
Danger, electrical
shock, high voltage -Use Glossary at: The Learning Center
PROCEDURE
1. Have students visit .USA
Department of Agriculture- Safety Tips.
2. Discuss the information with the class.
3. Discuss other situations in which electrical energy may be dangerous.
4. Students
will research further on electrical safety logging into:
The
Learning Center
Smarty
Electric Coloring Book
Frankenstein Lightning Laboratory
5. The student will create a do's and don't book on electrical safety. They will copy the pictures from the websites to create their book.
6. The student will write an expository paragraph to explain how electricity can harm and how to stay safe.
7. At this site, Just For Kids Education and Safety have students click on Just for Kids and on Electric Safety to gather more information on electricity and safety.
ONGOING
ACTIVITIES
a. Scavenger Hunt (finding answers to questions and copying and pasting pictures to create the collage).
b. Writing responses in Science Journals to experiment observations
and other information researched that day.
OPTIONAL
ACTIVITY
Invite a guest
speaker from your local power company to talk to the class about safety.
HOME LEARNING
The student
will search their home under the supervision of their parents or guardian
for electrical hazards. The student will make a list of what they
found and add to their safety book.
[Note: make
sure to tell students not to touch any hazardous condition they find].