Livingston County Curriculum Document
Practical Living/Career Studies
Safety
High School
Big Idea: Safety (Health Education)
Accidents are a major cause of injury and death to children and adolescents. Unintentional injuries involving motor vehicles, falls, drowning, fires, firearms,
and poisons can occur at home, school and work. Safe behavior protects a person from danger and lessens the effects of harmful situations.
Academic Expectations
2.3
Students demonstrate the knowledge and skills they need to remain physically healthy and to accept responsibility for their own physical well-being.
2.33
Students demonstrate the skills to evaluate and use services and resources available in their community.
3.2
Students will demonstrate the ability to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
4.3
Students individually demonstrate consistent, responsive, and caring behavior.
4.4
Students demonstrate the ability to accept the rights and responsibilities for self and others.
5.1
Students use skills such as analyzing, prioritizing, categorizing, evaluating and comparing to solve a variety of problems in real-life situations.
5.4
Students use a decision-making process to make informed decisions among-options.
Duration Program of Studies Learning Target
Essential
Critical Vocabulary
Connection to
KResources/Activities
(amount
(POS)
Questions/HOT
Program
Knowledge
(Include field trips
of time) Skills and Concepts
Questions
Review
R-Reasoning and books required
S-Skill
to be read)
P-Product
Students will
demonstrate
proper first-aid
procedures (e.g.,
CPR/rescue
breathing) for
responding to
emergency
situations (e.g.,
-I can
demonstrate
proper first-aid
procedures for
responding to
emergency
situations.
Why should I know
how to perform
basic first-aid
procedures?
How can knowing
basic first aid
procedures help
First-Aid procedures
CPR/rescue breathing
Emergency situations
Falls
Drowning
Choking
Bleeding
Shock
-Have
students
demonstrate
proper
safety
procedures
by reacting
properly to
K, R, S, P
Health Book
CPR and First
Aid Videos
Guest Speakers
CPR and First
Aid Instructors
falls, drowning,
choking, bleeding,
shock, poisons,
burns,
temperaturerelated
emergencies,
allergic reactions,
broken bones,
overdose, heart
attacks, seizures)
and explain how
they help reduce
the severity of
injuries and save
lives
Students will
demonstrate
communications
skills needed in
emergency
situations
Students will
explain safety
practices needed
when assuming
responsibilities
(e.g., child care,
house-sitting,
elderly care, pet
care) in caring for
animals, property
and other
individuals
Students will
analyze how
responsible use of
machinery and
reduce the severity
of injuries and save
lives?
What kinds of
communication
skills should I use in
emergency
situations?
-I can
demonstrate
communication
skills needed
in emergency
situations.
What I am
assuming
responsibility for
someone or some
living thing or
someone’s property
what should I keep
-I can explain
in mind when it
safety practices comes to safety
needed when
practices?
assuming
responsibilities
in caring for
animals,
property and
other
individuals.
-I can analyze
how
responsible
used of
machinery and
motorized
Poisons
Burns
Temperature-related
Emergencies
Allergic reactions
Broken bones
Overdose
Heart attacks
Seizures
Severity
Injuries
Communication skills
Safety practices
Assuming
responsibilities
Child care
House-sitting
Elderly care
Pet care
property
a scenario.
This
scenario
will be
filmed.
(CI 3a pg.
8)
-Students
will have
the
opportunity
to receive
first aid and
CPR
certification.
(CI4a pg.
10)
motorized vehicles
(e.g., all-terrain
vehicle,
motorcycle,
automobile,
personal
watercraft) and
firearms reduce
the risk of
accidents and
save lives.
Students will
identify and
describe potential
hazards in home
and schools and
explain how to
prevent injuries.
vehicles and
firearms
reduce the risk
of accidents
and save lives.
Students will
identify
components of
safety needed in
developing a
personal plan for
emergency
situations (e.g.,
weather, fire,
tornado, lock
down) at home or
school
-I can identify
components of
safety needed
in developing a
personal plan
for emergency.
-I can identify
and describe
potential
hazards in
home and
schools and
explain how to
prevent
injuries.
-I can
demonstrate
refusal,
negotiation,
Students will
and
demonstrate
refusal, negotiation collaboration
skills needed
and collaboration
skills needed to
to avoid
avoid potentially
potentially
harmful situations
harmful
situations.
Students will
identify and
access the
available local,
state, federal and
international health
and safety
agencies (e.g.,
World Health
Organization,
Peace Corp,
Center for Disease
Control and
Prevention (CDC),
Armed Forces)
and explain the
services they
provide
Students will use
reliable safety
resources and
guidelines to help
in avoiding injuries
and dangerous
situations (e.g.,
internet use,
vehicles, firearms,
watercraft)
-I can use
reliable safety
resources and
guidelines to
help in
avoiding
injuries and
dangerous
situations.