Unit 1:

Safely Fly in The Sky.

How to be safe around power lines when flying objects

Targets

Students will gain an understanding of electricity, the different forms, and how it Travels.

Students will learn how to identify safe and unsafe areas for outdoor recreational activities involving kites, drones, or model airplanes.

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Students will develop awareness and responsibility for personal and community safety around electricity.

Lesson 1

Electricity is Moving

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I can explain how electricity travels and demonstrate different forms of electricity by creating a squishy circuit.

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What Causes the light to turn on and off?

ELectricity

Energy can move in different ways, such as sound, light, and heat. We can see energy transfer in everyday objects like light bulbs giving off light and heaters giving off warmth. Electricity is not always visible, but we know it is present because we can see and feel the energy it creates.

Electricity info

Definition:

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A circuit is like a looping path or a racetrack for electricity, allowing it to flow from a power source (like a battery) through wires, power something (like a light bulb), and back to the start to make a complete circle, turning things on.

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When electricity flows through a component, it causes the component to operate.

What is a circuit?

Circuit

Key Points

Conductors vs. insulators

Conductors let electricity move through them (like metal)

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examples:

-scissors

-metal fork

-quarter

stop electricity from moving (like rubber or plastic).

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examples:

-Sharpie

-Plastic fork

-toothbrush

-plastic toy

Create your own

Squishy Circuit

• Work with your partner and share materials.
• Use the clay to make one or two shapes.
• Put the battery into the battery holder.
• Press one wire from the battery holder into each piece of clay.
• Place the light bulb into the clay, making sure the metal parts touch the clay.
• If the bulb does not light up, adjust the clay, wires, or bulb and try again.

Talk with your partner about what worked.

Lesson 2

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I can understand what power lines are, how they work, and why flying objects near them can be dangerous.

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Power line & flying safety

What should you do if a kite or drone gets stuck in a power line?

Student answers here:

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If an object gets stuck in a power line, you should:

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• Stay far away from the power line
• Do not touch the object or try to get it down
• Tell a trusted adult right away
• Call the power company or emergency services so trained workers can handle it safely

Enhance the learning experience by incorporating these handy shortcut keys while in presentation mode.

The Why...

Enhance the learning experience by incorporating these handy shortcut keys while in presentation mode.

You were thinking it.....

Use the worksheet to fill out the worksheet based on what you learned. This is an independent activity, your voice level needs to be 0.

Lesson 3:

Safety PSA

I can create a public service announcement to help keep my community safe when flying kites, drones, or other objects in the sky.

Brainstorm: Where are safe and unsafe places to fly your objects such as Kites, Drones, or other things?

Your turn

• Create a poster or Video PSA for your community about how and where to fly objects safely in the sky.
• Draw a picture or add images to help give people visuals for learning
• Think about the PSA’s we have seen throughout this lesson
• Make sure everyone in your community can understand what you are trying to get them to learn.