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Cruel Schools
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Source site:   DiscoverySchool.com, Silver Spring, MD

In this lesson on violence prevention students will be able to: 1. Describe the continuum of violence; 2. Identify ways to personally make a difference in their school; 3. State and carry out the basics of research and data collection; 4. Gain experience in drawing conclusions and summarizing concepts; and 5. Participate in group/team activity to solve problems.

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Don't Drink To That! Raising Awareness About the Risks of Driving While Intoxicated
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Source site:   The New York Times

In this lesson, students simulate the effects of alcohol on their vision and motor skills. Then, after doing additional research on the dangers of driving while intoxicated, students create an educational activity that might convince a particular target audience not to use alcohol and/or drink and drive.

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Emergency Preparedness
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

This lesson for high school students is about the emergency organizations such as the Red Cross and FEMA. the lesson can be used to address injury prevention and disaster preparedeness

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Escape! Because Accidents Happen -- Car Crash
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Source site:   PBS, Alexandria, VA

This lesson stresses the importance of seat belt use and provides an opportunity for students to design and implement a study of local seat belt use and compare the results to national statistics.

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Fire Detection
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

Students will learn that smoke is poisonous and what equipment can detect and put out fires.

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Helmet Concentration
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

In this lesson students review the importance of wearing helmets while participating in activities that could cause trauma to the head. Students will be able to identify types of helmets and relate their safety benefits

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Planning an Escape
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

In this lesson students identify the importance of a home fire escape plan.

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Planning for Safety
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

In his lesson students learn safety hazards and ways to prevent them from happening and causing injury. Students select a safety problem and design a poster

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Playground Safety Check
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Source site:   Education World

In this lesson students check the school yard or community playground for safety hazards.

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Safe Driving
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Source site:   DiscoverySchool.com, Silver Spring, MD

In this lesson students will do the following: 1. Study the potential dangers, risks, and statistics associated with a variety of road safety issues: impaired driving, not wearing seat belts, speeding, distracted driving (eating and using cell phones), and drowsy driving 2. Develop a public service announcement such as a poster, mock television or radio commercial, Web site, or brochure about a road safety issue

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Scale Drawing of Home Fire Escape Route
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

Students will draw scale drawings of their homes for a fire escape route. Discuss fire safety precautions and evacuations and review fire preparedness

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Smoke Alarms
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

In this lesson students will understand where should smoke alarms go in the home; How often should you test smoke alarms to make sure they are working; How often should you change the batteries and identify the purpose of smoke alarms.

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Survival Experts
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Students take on the role of survival experts as they research and produce brochures or guides to educate others about what to do in the event of a natural disaster.Students learn how to survive natural disasters. Use print and/or electronic resources as they research information and safety precautions and tips related to a specific natural disaster. Use technology to create an informative survival guide about one type of natural disaster (optional). Share their research with their classmates and families.

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Water Emergency
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Source site:   NASAexplores, NASA Education

In this lesson, the students will identify the best things you can do to stay safe in and around the water. Students describe steps to take in a water emergency.

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Where There's Smoke, There's Fire: Developing Smoking Policies for the Workplace: A Health and Language Arts Lesson
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Source site:   The New York Times

In this lesson, students explore the impact of smoking in various workplaces. Acting as the owners and managers of different types of business locations, students develop smoking policies and defend them by responding to students portraying smoking and non-smoking patrons and employees.

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