2.2 Assignment - Safety

Requirement:

Your assignment is to prepare a presentation on safety regarding one of the topics below pertaining to activities in the school, home or community. Your research must be based on credible sources that you will identify in your bibliography.

RESEARCH (investigate)

  1. From the list below, identify an area of interest for you to conduct some online research.
  2. In your chosen area, identify all of the potential hazards.
  3. Identify the possible consequences of ignoring these hazards.
  4. Identify responsible practices that avoid these hazards.

Focus on topics that correspond to classes you are currently taking or are planning to take, in areas such as:

  • Technology Education – topics such as safe tool use
  • Foods (Home Economics) – topics such as knife safety, stove and hot surface safety
  • Music – topics such as hearing loss prevention, repetitive strain injury avoidance
  • Visual arts – topics such as safe use of materials and tools
  • Dance, Drama, Physical Education – topics such as safe movement, protective equipment

You may also choose to highlight safety issues in relation to other school or out-of-school topics and activities such as:

  • sports and physical activities
  • ergonomics for computer use at school and home
  • impairments and distractions in a range of activities (e.g. from cell phone use, drug or alcohol impairment)

Putting It Together put

  1. Create a PowerPoint, Slideshare or equivalent presentation on all of the information that you gathered.
  2. Include any videos from your research in your presentation.
  3. Create a safety poster based on your topic of interest and include it in your presentation. For example, draw the poster, photograph it and then upload it into your presentation.

Use the Assignment Safety link on the man page of this section of the course to upload your to your teacher for marking.

Submit to your Portfolio.

Your work will be assessed based on the rubric below.

Proper Terminology

Student has an excellent understanding of using key terms from this unit.
4 points

Student has a good understanding of using key terms from this unit
3 points

Student has a satisfactory understanding of using key terms from this unit
2 points

Student has a minimal understanding of key terms from this unit
1 point

Incomplete. Criteria components have not been met. Read, review, and apply all project components
0 points

Importance of Work Safety

Student demonstrates an excellent ability to understand the importance of Work Safety
4 points

Student demonstrates a good ability to understand the importance of Work Safety
3 points

Student demonstrates a satisfactory ability to understand the importance of Work Safety.
2 points

Student demonstrates a minimal ability to understand the importance of Work Safety.
1 point

Criteria components have not been met. Read, review, and apply all project components
0 points

Presentation

Presentation is visually stunning. Student demonstrates excellent effort, creativity and accuracy.
4 points

Presentation is appealing. Student demonstrates good effort, creativity and accuracy.
3 points

Presentation is somewhat appealing. Student demonstrates satisfactory effort, creativity and accuracy.
2 points

Presentation has minimal effort, creativity and accuracy.
1 point

Criteria components have not been met. Read, review, and apply all project components
0 points

Grammar and Spelling

Presentation is carefully reviewed with no errors.

4 points

Presentation contains less than 2 errors.

3 points

Presentation contains 2 - 4 errors

2 points

Presentation contains more than 4 errors.

1 point

Unacceptable. Presentation was not proofread with care.

0 points

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