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

TOPIC 6: BEING MORE SPECIFIC (L2 ACTIVITY CARDS) CONT...OTHER FARM HAZARDS1. ChemicalsChemicals on farms are used to run machines, to keep animals healthy, spray weeds and insects and clean thingslike milk sheds. But chemicals can burn and poison.• Choose 3 or 4 chemicals used on farms. Make a factsheet about each. Include a picture of the container, its chemical symbol,its name, what it is used for and how to use it safely. Present these to the class.• Talk about these questions in your group. Write down the groups ideas and share with the class.• Why is a lock on the door of a chemical shed a good idea?• Should kids be allowed to play around chemicals? Why?• What should you do if you saw door of the chemical shed left open?• What if you saw a lemonade bottle in there. Would you go and get it?• Make your own model chemical containers by painting / pasting odds and ends, bottles and boxes. Invent names for them andput warning signs on them. Make a storage cupboard or shed out of cardboard carton. Put chemicals in it and lock it. Put awarning of some kind on the door. Add this to the farm model.• If allowed, ask an adult to come, “show and tell” some chemical safety gear (eg. goggles, gloves, overalls, mask).2. NoiseNoise is a hazard on farms. Loud noise from machines can damage your hearing. This takes many years, but by then it can’t befixed. Kids hearing can be damaged stacking wood near chainsaws; or when near adults using guns.• Find out five things people on farms can do to save their hearing. Present your findings to the class.If possible, include some earmuffs or plugs to show to the class.3. SilosYou have a job for “Kids-Encarta”, a kids encyclopaedia. You have to write about silos.• Describe what a silo is and what it is used for. Explain why silos are out-of-bounds for children.Include unsafe features of silos and how you can be hurt. Include safety rules and a picture.• Make a model of a silo for the farm model, or a picture to add to the mural.