Summary of learning and teaching in Streetsense |
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Topics covered | Outline description of activity |
Level D |
Stopping distances* | Classroom and playground based activity plus a follow-up worksheet task. |
Creating a RS campaign | Campaign development with support resources on the CD and RS Scotland website. A range of worksheet based tasks provide structure for analytical and creative pupil work. |
Peer pressure* | Discussion stimulated by 4 different scenarios. Flash cards are available as a support resource. |
Traffic calming | Worksheet based activity which provides traffic calming information to be used by pupils on an outline map. |
Planning safer routes | Worksheet and map activity introduced by discussion. |
RS facts and figures | Using the Internet to complete a worksheet. |
Level E |
Peer pressure | Discussion stimulated by 4 different scenarios. |
Benefits and hazards | Pupils have to develop a hazards and benefits profile of different modes of travelling by going through 6 stages from planning to final draft. |
The Law and RS | Pupils creating an information fact sheet using information provided. |
Finding out about SRSC | Using the Internet to access the website pupils investigate the work of the SSRSC. |
Summary of learning and teaching in the S1/S2 PSD Road Safety Education resource - Level D |
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Activity | Outline Description Of Activity |
1) Accidents 30 minutes | A worksheet based activity introduced by discussion. Pupils are required to write down what accidents might happen in 6 different types of location and suggest ways in which these might be prevented. The extension tasks involve answering questions about accidents. |
2) Travel Risks 20 minutes | A worksheet based activity introduced by discussion. Pupils are required to rate 8 methods of travelling according to their which is the most dangerous in terms of fatalities. The extension activity asks pupils to lists reasons why some modes of travel are more dangerous than others. |
3) Good and bad RS behaviour 40 minutes | A worksheet based activity introduced by brainstorm and discussion. Pupils are required to read 8 statements and tick whether they describe good or bad behaviour. A support word bank is also available. |
4) Child deaths on the road 2 hours | Pupils are required to develop a newspaper report based upon a child death in a road accident. An information sheet is provided to assist pupils. As an extension pupils are asked to research newspaper reports. |
Summary of learning and teaching in the S1/S2 PSD Road Safety Education resource - Level E |
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Activity | Outline Description Of Activity |
6) Laws 1 hour | Pupils are required to comment on the effectiveness of two posters following a brainstorming and discussion activity. The key activity is about the effectiveness of posters rather than the actual laws about speed and seat belt wearing. The aim is stated as learning about laws. The extension work is concerned with researching advertising campaigns. |
7) Moving from primary to secondary school 1 hour | A worksheet based activity following an introductory discussion. Pupils are required to complete a survey sheet on changes. |
Summary of learning and teaching in the S1/S2 PSD Road Safety Education resource - Roddy Hogg Support Materials |
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Topics covered | Outline Description Of Activity |
8) What do you think? 20 minutes | A worksheet based activity whereby pupils are required to decide whether they agree or disagree with 10 statements. |
9) Personality and behaviour 40 minutes | A worksheet based activity introduced with a brainstorm and discussion activity. Pupils are required to assign the adjectives given on the worksheet to characters in the play. |
10) Peer pressure 1 hour | Brainstorming and discussion introduce the paired role play activity. |
Summary of learning and teaching in Crash Magnets |
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Topics covered | Outline Description Of Activity |
Back seat driver | Checklist of other people's driving (in resource pack and online). |
Safe driver | Multiple choice quiz (in resource pack and online). |
Belt up | Discussion and creative activity. |
Distracted driver | Listening to an expert and designing signs online. |
Situation cards | Discussion and role play activity. |
Headline news | Set of headline news crash information cards - available online and in the pack - pupils develop their own headline and article. |
Strapline | Developing a warning strapline, similar to those on cigarette packets. |
Courting disaster | Quiz on deciding the sentence passed on driving violators (in resource pack and online). |
Lapse, error, violation | With printed cards, pupils sort statements into categories (in resource pack and online). |