1. Safety Stories
Learners share experiences with, and stories about, making hazards safer.
Guiding Question
Why is it important to make hazards safer?
Adventure TimingSetup: Prep Time 30 min.
- Set up a Materials Table
*See Materials & Preparation in the Educator Guide linked above for full info.
21st Century Skills
- Communication
Science Practices
- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Learners Will Do
- Share a story or experience about a time they made a hazard safer in their home, town, or school.
Learners Will Know
- Humans can make choices to make hazards safer.
Connecting Across Adventures
- Ready, S.E.T., Go!: Last time, learners explored space trash. As scientists, they observed the energy of space trash impacts. As engineers, they designed ways to protect against those impacts.
- Adventure 1: Sharing Experiences: Today, learners share experiences with and stories about making hazards safer.
- Adventure 2: Everyday Hazards: Next time, learners act out everyday hazards, figure out safety tips to address them, and start learning about hazard mitigation.
Level Up! (Optional)
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Refer to the Engineering Design Process poster (PDF). Ask: What phases of the Engineering Design Process did you use today? (The ASK phase. We asked why it is important to make hazards safer.) (5 min.)
- Check out some great examples of the more than 2,000 NASA spin-off technologies that enrich our lives–and keep us safe–thanks to space exploration. (5 min.)
- Tell learners, if anyone asks them what they did today, they can tell them “We shared stories about why it is important to make hazards safer.” (5 min.)
