Lesson 13.2: Safety in the Community

Overview

This lesson focuses on learning how to be safe in your community by practicing health-enhancing behaviors and being able to use refusal skills to stay safe and free of injuries from others.

Learning Targets

  • Explain three actions schools are taking to be safer and more prepared for unsafe situations.
  • Describe three ways to stay safe as a pedestrian or a bike rider.
  • Discuss three things you should do to stay safe in a public place.
  • Identify two important things a passenger can do to help a driver stay focused on the road.
  • Demonstrate how to rescue someone who is struggling in the water or is beginning to drown.

Preparation

For the Warm-Up Activity: Write the journal question on the board, or identify (and copy as needed) the worksheets you plan to use:

For the Content Focus: Open the Lesson 13.2 PowerPoint slides, or make copies of the Lesson 13.2 Note-Taking Guide.

For the Lesson Focus: Copy the Lesson 13.2 Accessing Valid and Reliable Information to Determine Laws and Consequences Skill-Building Challenge Worksheet.

Warm-Up Activity

Select a warm-up activity to help get your class focused and on task.

  • Journal Question: Explain why it is important to report someone having a weapon at school even if you have only heard about it from someone else and haven’t actually seen it yourself.
    • Option: Write or project the question, and have students respond in their journals as they enter class.
    • Option: Have students discuss the question with a partner or in a small group.
  • Vocabulary Review: Have students work individually, in partners, or in small groups to complete the Lesson 13.2 Vocabulary Review Worksheet.
  • Quiz: Have students complete the Lesson 13.2 Quiz to assess their prior knowledge.
    • Option: Collect the quizzes, and use them alongside posttests to demonstrate student learning.
    • Option: Have students share their answers with a partner, and then go over the answers together as a class.

Lesson Content

Review the content from the textbook lesson.

Option: Use the Lesson 13.2 PowerPoint slides to review the chapter content.

Option: Have students use the Lesson 13.2 Note-Taking Guide to review chapter content. Ask students to work alone, in pairs, or in small groups. Review the questions as a class if time permits.

Lesson Focus: Accessing Valid and Reliable Information to Determine Laws and Consequences

  1. Provide each student with a copy of the Lesson 13.2 Accessing Valid and Reliable Information to Determine Laws and Consequences Skill-Building Challenge Worksheet.
  2. Place students into pairs or small groups, and ask them to complete the task described in the textbook and outlined on the worksheet. Students will need access to the Internet to complete this assignment.
  3. Ask the pairs or groups of students to share with the class the answers they found for each situation.
  4. Have the students discuss whether knowing this information would encourage them to make healthy choices.

Challenge Activity

Have students who need an additional challenge work on the following critical-thinking task.

Do you think teens are more likely to engage in distracted driving? Research information on distracted driving, and use it to help you with your answer. Write a paragraph to explain your perspective.

Reflection and Summary

Review the critical content from today’s lesson. Review the learning targets, and ask students to answer each question posed.

Can you…

  • Explain three actions schools are taking to be safer and more prepared for unsafe situations?

    Schools are improving school designs by building hallways with convenient exits that are well lit. They are making office areas centrally located so it is easy to access them from multiple locations in the building. Schools are keeping all outside doors locked so all visitors must enter through one main door, show identification to get in, and wear a visitor badge while in the building.

  • Describe three ways to stay safe as a pedestrian or a bike rider?

    Wear bright clothing and reflective gear. Stay alert to what you are doing. Plan routes with less traffic and sidewalks. Always wear a helmet when riding your bike.

  • Discuss three things you should do to stay safe in a public place?

    Avoid talking to strangers. Never accept rides from strangers. Be alert for suspicious individuals or vehicles. Avoid walking alone, especially at night. Have your cell phone fully charged and with you. If you feel uncomfortable in a location, leave as quickly as you can.

  • Identify two important things a passenger can do to help a driver stay focused on the road?

    Limit their talking and be in charge of the entertainment and navigation systems.

  • Demonstrate how to rescue someone who is struggling in the water or is beginning to drown?

    Reach out and have the person grab your hand or arm, throw them a life ring, or extend a pool noodle for them to grab onto so you can pull them to the edge.

Assessment

Complete one or more of the following assessment tasks for this lesson.

  • Quiz: Have students take the Lesson 13.2 Quiz.
  • Vocabulary Review: Collect the Lesson 13.2 Vocabulary Review Worksheets, and evaluate them for accuracy.
  • Note-Taking Guide: Collect the completed Lesson 13.2 Note-Taking Guides, and spot check one or more items for completion and accuracy.
  • Skill-Building Worksheet: Have students submit the Lesson 13.2 Accessing Valid and Reliable Information to Determine Laws and Consequences Skill-Building Challenge Worksheets, and use the Accessing Valid and Reliable Information Holistic Rubric to evaluate their skill development.
  • Journal Question: Ask students to respond to the journal question again, adding information they learned from today’s class. Require a one-paragraph response that uses proper grammar.

Take It Home

Talk to your family about their use of public transportation. Have any of them ever used public transportation? If they have, what did they like about it, and what didn’t they like about it? Have any of them ever used a ride-hailing service? Ask a member of your family to use public transportation or a ride-hailing ride with you so you can learn how to use it safely.