Ripper ii Educational resource for primary schools - Australian ...

TOPIC 5: LOOK, THINK, DO….Overview: Children practice identifying farm hazards and assessing risk in the home / farm environment. Ways to prevent injuries are exploredusing the categories of safer places, design, practices and gear. Opportunity is given to explore these processes for particular farm hazards infurther detail. Design features of a range of helmets are examined and children design their own ‘multi-purpose’ helmet for riding activities.Teaching strategies ACTIVITIES ResourcesActivity 1a: LOOK…Keypoint: Children can assist their families to identify hazards unique to their home / farm environment.Simulatedsafety walkKnowledge andunderstandingProvide children with the activity sheet* and explain the steps involved in a safety walk.Children:• Look (identify):• List the features and places that could cause an injury to children• Discuss the types of injury possible (eg. drowning, falls, amputations, head injuries).• Suggest how such injuries might happen. (eg. children climb on machinery propped up onblocks, children playing with keys left in ignition, tractor rolls without a roll bar)Activity sheet 4.5.1Raffle anddiscussionAnalysisEvaluateActivity 1b: THINK…..Keypoint: Risk is how likely something unfavourable will happen. Risk of injury is higher ifsomeone is in contact with a hazard more often or the hazard /activity is more dangerous(can cause a more serious injury). People can reduce risk in a variety of ways.Conduct a class raffle. Make the “prize” having to tidy up the classroom (or such like).Children:• Think (of the risk):• Suggest ways “risk” is like a raffle with a bad prize. Suggest ways the chance of a “win”might be less random - like a horse race, where ability, training, equipment and environmenthave a an affect.• Describe factors that can affect the risk of injury on a farm and how.• Categorise the hazards / unsafe activities on the activity sheet from most to least risky.Slips of paperfor a raffleActivity 1c: DO….Keypoint: People can reduce risk of injury. There are a variety of strategies to take.These can be categorised as making safer places, safer design, safer practices, and safer gear.• Do (work out solutions):As outlined on the activity sheet, brainstorm ways to solve the above hazards/unsafesituations under the following headings1. Safer places – remove hazards from the area (eg. safe play areas)2. Safer design – make hazards safer (eg. guards on machines)3. Safer practices – rules, learning and supervision (eg. rider instruction)4. Safer gear – helmets and protective clothing (eg. helmets)64