Safety in Cartoons
Today, we will learn about the Navy’s safety procedures on board ships like the USS Intrepid.
Before we start, let’s think about these questions:
What safety rules do you follow as a family?
Look at these pictures. Discuss what you need to learn to do to keep yourself safe. Share why these skills are important.
What safety rules do you follow as a family?
The USS Intrepid is an aircraft carrier that served from 1943-1974
Think about how you stay safe when you:
move on
the sidewalk.
ride in the bus or train.
cross the street.
What safety rules do you follow as a family?
We use symbols to help each other stay safe. How do you think these symbols protect us?
What safety rules do you follow as a family?
Sometimes we use objects like these to protect us. What are some other objects we use?
What did the Navy do to help people on Intrepid stay safe?
The USS Intrepid was a Navy aircraft carrier. The ship served in three wars. It was a floating airport at sea, carrying aircraft and about 3,000 sailors.
Today the ship is a museum in New York City.
What did the Navy do to help people on Intrepid stay safe?
Sailors had different jobs on Intrepid, and safety was always a concern in everyone’s work. Click the image on the right. Move around the room.
What safety skills did these people need to work on Intrepid?
What did the Navy do to help people on Intrepid stay safe?
Press play on the next slide to learn some ways the Navy explored to convince sailors and pilots to stay safe on Intrepid and other ships.
What did the Navy do to help people on Intrepid stay safe?
What did Dilbert do that was unsafe?
What could Dilbert do differently to practice safety?
Navy Safety Cartoons
The Navy created safety cartoons in World War II because of many accidents.
What do you notice in the cartoon on the right?
Navy Safety Cartoons
These cartoon characters were Dilbert and Spoiler.
What is unsafe in this cartoon?
What other details do you notice?
Navy Safety Cartoons
What is unsafe in this cartoon?
What other details do you notice?
Navy Safety Cartoons
Big mistakes on an aircraft carrier meant putting other people in danger. How is this cartoon different from the other ones?
Navy Safety Cartoons
What is the danger the Navy hoped to avoid in this cartoon?
What can you include in your own safety tableau cartoon?
A tableau is a living picture, or freeze-frame. The goal is to create a still picture, without talking, to communicate a concept or message. Think about the ways you stay safe. What message can you create in a live, still tableau cartoon to convince others to be safe? You can use props!
What can you include in your own safety tableau cartoon?
Use this template to brainstorm and present your safety tableau cartoon.
Prompt | Brainstorm | Present |
Without moving, use your body and props to create a still picture, or freeze-frame, of a safety rule. You can make it like a cartoon. You can work with a partner, or alone, using props to help your message. | What are some important safety rules to you and your family? Make a list on your own, or with a working partner, without sharing to the rest of the group. | Present your final freeze-frame safety cartoon product to others in the family or group. The family can vote on which tableau captured the safety message the best. |
Reflection