This resource package and teacher guide provides a vast range of resources to support teachers to promote and teach farm safety in the classroom. It aims to ensure students become safety focused when on farms and see every situation through a safety lens to prevent farm accidents. This education package will form the basis for students’ attitudes and practices towards farm safety, with the objective of ensuring safer farm practices in the future.
The program is designed for Year 9 and 10 students, but content is also relevant for students in Years 7 to 8. All activities are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Version 9.0). Many of the objectives align with the Health and Physical Education learning area, however cross-curricula objectives are also highlighted.
It is not a requirement to teach all activities in the package, as each activity can be taught as a stand-alone lesson. It is necessary, however, to ensure that the introductory lesson on Hierarchy of Control is the first lesson delivered irrespective of how many activities are being taught. Teacher planning will allow decisions to be made so that relevant activities can be taught that fit with the current school and community climate. The effectiveness of the resource will not be compromised by teaching certain activities and omitting others.
The background information component of each activity is aimed to be explicitly taught to students. Many activities also include an ‘Extra Extra’ section. This is extension and complementary work that allows for curriculum modification where needed. Teachers are encouraged to contextualise these activities where appropriate to current school/community needs.
DOWNLOAD RESOURCE PACKAGE HERE
WORKSHEETS AND ACTIVITIES
> Student Reflection – Worksheet | DOWNLOAD
> Farm Safety ACE Spectator Challenge – Activity Sheet | DOWNLOAD
The complementary suite of printable farm safety banners can be found here:
ACCESS FARM SAFETY BANNERS HERE
And the Virtual Reality component to the program can be found here:
ACCESS VR RESOURCES HERE
Produced by Primary Industries Education Foundation Australia, under funding from the Commonwealth Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, through the National Farm Safety Education Fund: Improving Farm Safety Practices.
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Keywords
Farm safety, hierarchy of control, Farm Safety A.C.E, animal safety, stock handling, chemical safety, electrical safety, emergency procedures, machinery safety, mental health, noise safety, quad bikes, tractors,
Developed by: PIEFA