Introduction:

Safety at home and school is everyone’s business! You, as a middle school student, can help prepare yourself and others for emergencies that arise by creating a safety web page focusing on one of 4 areas: Winter Weather, School Safety, Tornado Safety or Fire Safety.

Task:

You will create a safety web page in Microsoft Word designed for an elementary, middle or high school student. You will use a minimum of 3 web sites to find your information with 3 areas of interest and 5 complete sentences describing each area.

Process:

· Select one of the following areas of safety below and choose 3 categories under it.

· Use kid-friendly search engines to find and bookmark information about your topic such as Yahooligans, One Key or Kids Click.

· You must use a minimum of 3 web sites to find your information.

· Write out your information with at least 5 bulleted sentences in each category. Put the information you find into your own words (no plagiarizing)

· Open a new web page in Microsoft Word.

· Create a heading with your main topic with your name and hour under it.

· Type in the information that you have written out, making sure to state the information clearly and appropriate to the grade level.

· Using Noodletools, document the web sources and any pictures that may be used.

· Change colors, font size and style of the text; add pictures and a background to compliment your individualized web page.

· Create one hyperlink that the student reading your web page may use to practice safety in your topic area. It may be a word search created in Puzzlemaker or a site that has a quiz or activity.

· Save the web page under your last name and hour.

· Preview your web page by going to File and Web Page Preview.

Resources:

Yahooligans OneKey KidsClick Puzzlemaker NoodleTools

Topics and Suggested Areas:

Winter Weather Awareness Winter Storm Preparedness Disaster Supply Kit What do Winter watches and warnings mean? What to do after a Winter storm? Car Safety Home Safety	School Safety Identifying Dangerous Students School Safety Checklist What is bullying? Effects of being bullied by another student Helping students being bullied School Interventions
Fire Safety Fire Prevention Escape Rules Home Inspection Checklist Fire Safety Rules Fire Safety at School	Tornado Safety Disaster supplies Emergency Communication Rules Danger Signs Preparation for a tornado plan at home/school What to do during a watch or warning What to do after a tornado occurs

Conclusion:

You have learned about how important safety issues are at home and school. Using what you know and sharing it with others will enable you to make better choices in an emergency. Share the information you know with your family and friends.

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