Lesson Plan
Course Title: Concepts of Engineering and Technology
Session Title: Introduction to Safety
Performance Objective: Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to identify safety
hazards in the classroom and working with equipment, the importance of using good classroom
safety practices, and will design a general classroom safety poster that meets the criteria in the
rubric.
Specific Objectives:
 Explain why safety is important in our everyday lives and in the classroom.
 Recognize safety hazards in working with equipment.
 Recognize safety hazards in the classroom.
 Develop knowledge of where to find industry safety regulations.
 Complete a research project to be used for making a safety poster.
 Design and make a general classroom safety poster.
 Build communication skills.
Preparation
TEKS Correlations:
This lesson, as published, correlates to the following TEKS. Any changes/alterations to the
activities may result in the elimination of any or all of the TEKS listed.
Concepts of Engineering and Technology:

130.362 (c)(3)(B)(C)(F)
… follow safety guidelines as described in various manuals, instructions, and
regulations;
... recognize the classification of hazardous materials and wastes;
… describe the implications of negligent or improper maintenance;
Interdisciplinary Correlations:
English:

110.44 (b)(6)(A)(B)
…expand vocabulary through wide reading, listening and discussing;
…rely on context to determine meanings of words and phrases such as figurative
language, connotation and denotation of words, analogies, idioms, and technical
vocabulary.

110.44 (b)(7)(H)
…use study strategies such as note taking, outlining, and using study-guide questions to
better understand texts;
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Mathematical Models with Applications:

111.36 (c)(2)(A)(B)(C)
…interpret information from various graphs, including line graphs, bar graphs, circle
graphs, histograms, scatter plots, line plots, stem and leaf plots, and box and whisker
plots to draw conclusions from the data;
….analyze numerical data using measures of central tendency, variability, and
correlation in order to make inferences;
…analyze graphs from journals, newspapers, and other sources to determine the
validity of stated arguments;
Teacher Preparation: The teacher should locate resources from OSHA www.OSHA.gov and
be familiar with them. The teacher should have reviewed the OSHA safety website to
demonstrate some of the safety rules used in industry and order free safety pamphlets from
OSHA. The teacher should have compiled a list of items that would be relevant to the students’
lives and would demonstrate how safety is important for them in their everyday lives.
References:
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) http://www.osha.gov/
(Order free safety pamphlets from OSHA.)
http://www.osha.gov/dte/library/materials_library.html
Instructional Aids:
1. OSHA safety pamphlets (free)
2. OSHA PowerPoint presentations found at
http://www.osha.gov/dte/library/materials_library.html
3. Introduction to Safety PowerPoint presentation
4. Internet
Materials Needed:
1. Terms and definitions handout
2. Safety poster activity handout
3. Letter size paper for poster design
4. Map colors or markers
5. Scissors
6. Classroom Safety Poster Rubric
Equipment Needed:
1. Computer with Microsoft Office
2. Overhead projector
3. Student computers
4. Printer
5. Safety devices for demonstration
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Learner Preparation: None required.
Introduction
Introduction (LSI Quadrant I):
SAY: Today we are going to learn about safety and how it affects you.
ASK: What is safety to you?
SHOW: Point out a safety item in the classroom. (Smoke alarm or a fire extinguisher).
SAY: Safety is all around us. Just think about it for a second.
ASK: What else can you point out in the classroom or what do you have in your home that is
used to promote good safety practices or used for preventing safety hazards?
SHOW: Show the Introduction to OSHA PowerPoint presentation.
SAY: Introduce the design for the classroom safety poster activity.
Outline
Outline (LSI Quadrant II):
Instructors can use the PowerPoint presentation, slides, handouts, and note pages in
conjunction with the following outline.
MI
Outline
Notes to Instructor
I. Identify what is safety
A. What is safety?
B. Identify safety around the student.
C. Discuss why it is important and what
might happen if you do not have safety.
Teacher should review
presentation for terms.
Teacher begins
Introduction to Safety
PowerPoint
presentation for
discussion about
safety.
II. Discuss OSHA and safety issues
A. Identify general safety in the work place.
B. Identify safety terms.
C. Identify what industry safety requirements
are.
D. Summarize and compare safety in
industry to safety in the classroom and at
home.
It is recommended that
the teacher show
OSHA PowerPoint
presentation such as
an introduction about
OSHA, or other safety
issues from
www.osha.gov
.
http://www.osha.gov/dte/library/materials_library.html
III. Divide students into discussion groups
A. Students will discuss safety in their
classroom and at home.
B. Students will brainstorm design ideas for
making a safety poster.
Teacher monitors and
guides discussion.
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Verbal
Linguistic
IV. Teachers present Safety Poster Activity
A. Distributes poster activity handout
B. Students research and design poster
C. Students design and make poster
Teacher distributes
Safety Poster Activity
handout, and
introduces the activity
and establishes
standards for activity.
V. Students present safety poster to class
A. Students will present 3 to 5 minutes each.
B. Teacher will use rubric to grade activity.
Teacher encourages
students in giving their
presentation.
Logical
Mathematical
Visual
Spatial
Musical
Rhythmic
Bodily
Kinesthetic
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Naturalist
Existentialist
Application
Guided Practice (LSI Quadrant III): The teacher must explain the PowerPoint presentations as
they go through the lesson. The teacher should not just read or let the students read them.
Explain and give personal examples as they go. As students are brain storming, the teacher will
walk around the class and help guide the students’ discussion. Students should be monitored
while they are doing research and poster design to ensure they are on task.
Independent Practice (LSI Quadrant III): Students will research and design an original
classroom safety poster.
Summary
Review (LSI Quadrants I and IV):
Question: What have we learned from this lesson?
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Answer: Working safely with classroom equipment and in the classroom is critical so
that students and teachers avoid accidents, injury and even death. (The teacher
might want to guide the students in answering this question.)
Question: What do you think we will need to know in order to work safely in our classroom?
Answer: We will need to go over all of the classroom rules for each piece of equipment we will
be working with, and other classroom safety rules.
Evaluation
Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III): Observe the students during their group discussion
to evaluate how much they have learned.
Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV): The rubric provided with this lesson will be the
evaluation of the safety poster they designed and made.
Extension
Extension/Enrichment (LSI Quadrant IV): Ask the students to start exploring and writing up
what rules they think will be needed to work in the classroom safely.
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Introduction to Safety
Terms and Definitions
1. OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration, responsible for worker
safety and health protection.
2. OSHA Act – Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which
governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal
government in the United States. It was enacted by Congress in 1970 and was
signed by President Richard Nixon on December 29, 1970.
3. OSHA Act’s General Duty Clause – A clause that states that each employer
shall furnish a place of employment which is free from recognized hazards that
are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees.
4. Hazard – A situation that poses a level of threat to life, health, property, or
environment.
5. Imminent Danger – Any condition where there is a reasonable certainty that a
danger exists that can be expected to cause death or serious physical harm
immediately, or before the danger can be eliminated through normal enforcement
procedures.
6. CSHO – Compliance, Safety, and Health Officer who conducts workplace
inspections, often without advance notice.
7. Corrective action – Specific action taken to correct a condition in the workplace
that is in violation, within the time set forth in the OSHA Notice of Unsafe or
Unhealthful Working Conditions, cited by the CSHO.
8. Citation – A Citation and Notification of Penalty describes violations of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and informs employers and
employees of the regulations and standards allegedly violated and of the
proposed time of abatement.
9. Abatement – The correction of the safety or health hazard/violation that led to an
OSHA citation.
10. Abatement Plan – The procedures for correcting unsafe or unhealthful working
conditions, including a follow-up, to the extent necessary, to determine whether
the correction was made.
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Safety Poster Activity
Working safely in the classroom is critical. In this activity, you are to examine the
classroom and equipment you could be working with and determine what could be
safety issues. You will create a poster on a standard piece of typing paper to address
how to work safely with classroom equipment, or show how an unsafe action in the
classroom could be made safe. You may use a computer to design your poster using
word programs, or the poster could be created by hand using materials such as cut outs
from paper, colors, markers, or other items to demonstrate the safety issue you want to
point out.
1. Sign up with your teacher on what safety issue you want to demonstrate so that we
are covering many safety areas in the classroom.
2. The poster grade will be based on creativity, effectiveness of your safety idea (how
clearly the poster demonstrates the safety point you want to demonstrate), neatness,
design and layout, being on time, and classroom presentation as outlined in the rubric.
3. The poster should be your own original work.
4. The poster will be turned in on time as determined by your teacher.
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Classroom Safety Poster Rubric
Task Statement: Design a Classroom Safety Poster.
Task Assignment: The students will design a safety poster that would remind others of how to work safely with classroom equipment
or shows how an unsafe action in the classroom could be made safe.
Novice
1
No original
classroom/equipment
safety idea used or
creativity shown in
presentation
Criteria Categories
(Novice to Exemplary)
Developing
Accomplished
2
3
Original
Original
classroom/equipment
classroom/equipment
safety idea used and no
safety idea and
creativity shown in
creativity shown in
presentation
presentation
(Possible 25 points)
Design, layout, neatness
(1-5 points)
Little thought given to
design and layout. Paper
not cut carefully, glue
beyond edges, marker color
faded, words printed poorly,
no computer used
(6-15 points)
Some thought given to the
design and layout. Care
was taken in cutting, little
glue beyond edges, good
marker color, computer
used to type/cut out words
(16-20 points)
Much thought given to
computer design and
layout. Used intricate
cutting, no glue
showing, computer
used to print words and
clip art to cut out
(21-25 points)
Computer software used to
create the design and layout.
Flawless cut outs, spray
adhesive glue,
foam board used top mount
pictures and words on poster
(Possible 25 points)
Effectiveness of the idea
(how clearly poster
demonstrates the safety point
you want to demonstrate)
(1-5 points)
Demonstrates effectively 1
classroom safety point
(6-15 points)
Demonstrates effectively
1 classroom safety point
and 1 equipment safety
point
(16-20 points)
Demonstrates
effectively 2 classroom
safety points and 2
equipment safety points
(21-25 points)
Demonstrates effectively 3
classroom safety points and 3
equipment safety points
(Possible 25 points)
Completed on time
(1-5 points)
25% completed when due
(6-15 points)
50% completed when due
(16-20 points)
75% completed when
due
(21-25 points)
100% completed when due
Criteria Concepts/Skills to be
Assessed
Creativity of safety idea and
presentation
(1-5 points)
(6-15 points)
(Possible 25 points)
A = 84-100 points; B = 64-80 points; C = 24-60 points; D = 4-20 points
(16-20 points)
Exemplary
4
Original classroom/equipment
safety idea and creativity
shown in presentation, unlike
anyone else in the class
Points
Earned
(21-25 points)
Total Points:
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