Wheel Safety
Grade Level: 6-8
Subject(s): Health, Reading/Language Arts, Science, Technology
Learner Outcomes:
Students
will locate 5 or more bicycle and skateboard safety tips on the Internet.
Students
will use a search engine to locate safety information.
Students
will create a PowerPoint presentation on bicycle and skateboard safety.
Duration of Lesson: 2 Lessons (45 minutes each)
Materials: Paper, Pencil
Technology: Computer for each student,
Internet Access, Projection Device,
Microsoft PowerPoint, printer, computer disk for
each student
Teacher Notes:
Students
and Teacher must have prior knowledge of Microsoft
PowerPoint (Version 97 or higher) before teaching the lesson.
Copy
PowerPoint
Presentation Information Sheet for each student.
Procedures:
Day 1
1. Introduce unit on safety.
2. Hand-out PowerPoint
Presentation Information Sheet and review orally with students.
3. Students will use the search engine in
Yahooligans
and enter the words: bicycle and skateboard safety.
4. Students will choose a site(s) and locate
bicycle and skateboard safety tips.
5. Students will take handwritten notes or
print information from those sights for PowerPoint Presentation.
6. Class discussion on bicycle and skateboard
safety information located.
7. Students will begin to make a PowerPoint
Presentation on Bicycle and Skateboard Safety.
8. Save student data to teacher designated
site before the end of class.
Day 2
1. Students will complete PowerPoint Presentation
and save to disk.
Modifications:
Examine student's IEP/504 Plans for required modification.
May want to team low functioning students with
a peer tutor.
Enrichment Activities:
Students may present PowerPoint Presentation to
the class.
Students may show PowerPoint Presentation to other
classes.
Students may send PowerPoint Presentation to an
Elementary School to share with younger students.
Evaluation/Assessment:
PowerPoint Presentation
rubric
West
Virginia Content Standards/Instructional
Goals and Objectives:
Science
-6.2.8 6.2.2 7.2.8 8.6.1
Rdg/Lang.
Arts - 6.2.3 6.2.17 6.2.21 7.2.3 7.1.7
8.1.3 8.2.2 8.2.1
Health
- 6.6 7.5 8.10 (IGO's - Content Standards not adopted
at this time)
Technology
- 6.3.3 6.5.1 6.5.2 7.3.3 7.5.1 8.3.4
8.5.1
National Standards:
Science
- Standard 12 -Understands the nature of scientific inquiry.
Language
Arts
Standard 4 - Gathers and uses information for research
purposes
Standard 5 - Uses the general skills and strategies
of the reading process
Standard 7 - Uses reading skills and strategies
to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
Standard 8 - Uses listening and speaking strategies
for different purposes
Standard 9 - Uses viewing skills and strategies
to understand and interpret visual media
Technology
Standard 2 - Knows the characteristics and uses
of computer software programs
References:
Bicycle
Helmet Safety Institute
Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta
Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Authors:
Judy
Brown-Shafer
Mary Talbott
Marinda
Taylor
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