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Safe Driving
High schoolers explore the implications of teen driving. In this personal health lesson plan, students research and discuss impaired driving, seat belt usage, speeding, and distracted driving. High schoolers then create public awareness...
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How safe is your school bus?
Students research various aspects of school bus safety about what makes a bus safe or unsafe. They check the Internet (with sites below and others) and see what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has to say.
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Stability Control Device on Vehicles by 2012
Students read an article about the federal regulation of vehicle safety. In this consumer safety lesson, students evaluate the article by discussing questions about safety. Students identify a problem related to vehicle safety and...
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Transportation
Students learn all about how people and products get from place to place.
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Black Boxes for Cars Slow to Catch On
Students explore the tracking of teens. In this tracking technology lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Black Boxes for Cars Slow to Catch On", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and complete...
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Convince Me!
Students analyze advertisements meant to persuade a reader to purchase a certain product or service to find out what stands out about the ad or what it is about the ad that persuade readers. They complete an analysis chart, and discuss...
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Traveling Vocabulary
In this ESL traveling vocabulary activity, students read 12 sentences that have a missing word; all pertain to travel by train, airplane or car. Students choose the correct word from 4 possible choices.
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Safety & Consumer Protection: Seat Belt Safety
This website provides a general look at how safety belts, air bags, nad child safety seats protect passengers and save lives. Includes statistics as well as "life-saving advice."
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Themes: Auto Safety Pioneers
Since the 1970s, Americans have witnessed an amazing number of safety improvements in automobiles and the driving environment. Seat belts, air bags, safer fuel tanks, the Jaws of Life, and driving while intoxicated (DWI) campaigns are...
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History.com: When New Seat Belt Laws Drew Fire as a Violation of Personal Freedom
The 1980s battle over safety belt laws reflected widespread ambivalence over the role and value of government regulation. Drivers and passengers complained that seat belts were uncomfortable and restrictive, but the uproar over mandatory...
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Smart Motorist: Air Bag Safety Facts
Facts at this website are taken from the following organizations: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, National Safety Council, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Find detailed...
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Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (Iihs): Safety Belt Use Laws
Hover over each state on this interactive map to see what its laws are regarding the enforcement of seat belt use.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Auto Safety History
America on the Move explores the role of transportation in American History highlighting its role as a vital part of our business, social, and cultural history. This section provides an overview of the history of automobile safety...
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Safety Belt Safe u.s.a.
This site offers information and checklists for child safety seats and for proper use of car seats and seat belts. The Booster section has information designed specifically for K-12 students. Spanish version available.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Escape! Because Accidents Happen: Car Crash
Examine the benefits and risks of using seat belts and analyze national statistics on seat belt use. Design and implement a study of local seat belt use and compare the results to the national statistics.
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State of Michigan: Mi Kids
Kids don't have to be residents of Michigan to enjoy this site! There is lots of information as well as fun activities contained in six sub-categories: Yikes! Central (safety), sightseeing, way back when, you.gov, our backyard, and map it.
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Mi Kids
Kids don't have to be residents of Michigan to enjoy this site! There is lots of information as well as fun activities contained in six sub-categories: Yikes! Central (safety), sightseeing, way back when, you.gov, our backyard, and map it.
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Spine Universe: Airbags + Seat Belts = Spine Protection
How can you prevent spinal cord injury when involved in an auto accident? Remember to wear a seatbelt. This resource contains a brief history of seatbelts, as well as statistics from research studies providing the effectiveness of...
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Kids Health: A Guide to Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus
KidsHealth.org says that riding in cars and school buses comes with responsibility. You need to ride safely. Here you will learn the rules of car and bus safety, beginning with Seat Belt Basics.
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Kids Health: The Keys to Defensive Driving
Did you know that car accidents are the biggest killer of 15 to 20 year olds in the United States? Find out what you can do to help prevent these fatal mistakes on this site. Safety basics and how to become a more safety conscious driver...
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State Farm Insurance: Teen Driver Safety Website
Information and advice for teen drivers, especially with regard to problem behaviors-texting, drinking, aggressive driving, distracted driving-and the laws that regulate automobile safety, such as seat belt requirements, cell phone use...
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Highway safety.org: Beginning Teenage Drivers
This site from HighwaySafety.org explores the high percentage of teenage car crashes, and pushes for "Graduated licensing," a process of phasing-in driving privileges, to lower the risk of crashes.
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Read Works: Safe Ride
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about safety concerns on school busses. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.
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Zona Land: Galileo and Inertia
A tutorial with accompanying animations on classical mechanics. Well-illustrated. Good navigation.