Safety and Emergencies

What this page covers

This unit sits in the Life Skills strand of General knowledge, trivia and entertainment. Most of it is mind maps, with a few quizzes and flashcard decks beside them. The topics are practical: fire, disasters, travel on roads and water, and personal safety.

Where to start

Begin with Kitchen Fire Safety. It lists what to do and what not to do, such as turning off the heat and putting a lid on the pan. Then move to Disaster planning, which breaks preparation into food, water, shelter, cooking and medical needs. After that, open Emergency Survival Kit to see the items in a ready-to-go kit, from a first aid kit to water purification tablets.

Other maps worth opening

• Safeguarding looks at welfare and protecting people from harm, including different kinds of abuse.
• Pedestrian Safety looks at accidents between pedestrians and vehicles.
• Personal Safe asks questions about what people value and where they keep it.
• WHALE WATCHING BOAT SINKS is a case study of a boat accident in British Columbia.

You will also find several maps with the same or similar titles, such as the ones on disasters and fire safety. Compare them: each author picked different points, so together they give a fuller picture.

Using quizzes, maps and flashcards together

Read a map first, then test yourself. Rules of the Road for Bicyclists is a quiz on where cyclists may ride, and the Bicycle law quiz gives you a second round. For boating, the flashcard decks cover the parts of a boat and summoning help, including visual distress signals and marine radio channels. Cover the answers, say them aloud, then check.

Your next step

Teachers can pick a map and use it as a class starter or discussion prompt. Students can choose one topic, work through its map and quiz, and then draw a simpler version from memory. Pick one resource and open it now.