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Home Safety

Here we raise children's awareness of the potential dangers in the home and the causes of everyday domestic accidents.

 

Online Activity:

 

Key teaching points

Awareness of potential dangers in the home.

 

Links with curriculum

          English/ICT

          Instructions on the safe use of household appliances

Science
Classification of Materials
Flammable properties of materials
Electricity
Conduction

Design and Technology
Plans of house

 

National Curriculum:

          English/ICT

          En Breadth of Study 8b

          ICT Exchanging and sharing information 3a

          Write instructions on the safe use of household appliances

Science

Sc 3 Materials and their properties Changing materials 2 b
Classifying synthetic materials.

Recognising that toxic fumes are given off when synthetic materials are burnt.

Sc 4 Physical processes

Electricity 
Breadth of study 1 a Health and safety 2 b 
Looking at potentially dangerous electrical items in the home.
Experimenting with different materials to determine good and bad conductors of electricity.

Design and technology

Developing, planning and communicating ideas 1 b, c.
Devise and produce plan of house to show:
i] best position for smoke alarms.
ii] most effective escape route.

 

Further Information

Fire and Rescue Service
Local Police
School Liaison Officers
Energy Providers
RoSPA

Downloads
Access this URL (worksheets/home_accidents.PDF)Home Safety PDF Worksheet66 Kb
 
The Safety Centre opened in 1994 as a partnership-based community safety project involving Thames Valley Police, Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service, health authorities, local government, other statutory organisations and the private sector. The centre is not centrally funded and as such relies heavily on donations and sponsorship.