Health Inventory

Increase your awareness of your own health and your commitment to it by completing a Health Inventory and Personal Wellness Contract.

Web Links

Chapter 19, Lesson 1
United States Fire Administration - Kids Page
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/
According to this site, more people die in fires than in hurricanes, earthquakes, floods and all other natural disasters combined. A large part of fire safety is preventing fires from starting in the first place. Learn to recognize and correct fire hazards in your house. Can you spot all the fire hazards in Hydro's virtual house? If so, you should take the quiz to become a Junior Fire Marshal.

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/kids/hometour/
Keep yourself and your family safe at home. Find out where to look for dangerous chemicals and poisons at your house. Learn how to recognize these household poisons and how to treat an exposure to them. Test you knowledge with a quiz.

Chapter 19, Lesson 2
Injury Prevention
http://www.chp.edu/besafe/01kids/01kids.html
As you play sports and engage in other social activities both indoors and outside, you should always remain safety conscious so you can continue to enjoy these activities without getting hurt. Start by clicking on a physical activity you enjoy. Check out what you can do to make it safer. Create a safety poster for a sport of your choosing.

Consumer Product Safety Commission - Brain Busters
http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kids.html
Are you aware of all the ways to stay safe at home and outdoors? Which sport is most likely to crash-land you in a hospital emergency room? Try your mind at the safety brain busters on this site. How many of them did you get correct?

Bike Safety
http://www.radrider.com/safety-test/index.html
How much do you know about bicycle safety? Test your knowledge by taking the safety quiz on this Web site.

Chapter 19, Lesson 3
Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov/kids/
While they are still rare, natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, and hurricanes are a part of living in Northern America. You need to know how to protect yourself in case disaster strikes. Click on "The Disaster Area" link. Then, pick a disaster and learn as much about it as you can. Then present what you learned to your classmates. If you do your presentation well, both you and your classmates should be able to ace the natural disaster quizzes on this site.

American Red Cross - Disaster Services
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/
"The more you know, the better you'll be able to prepare for and deal with a disaster," says the American Red Cross. At this Web site, learn how to prepare for and stay safe in hazardous weather and natural disasters. Choose the natural disasters applicable to your geographic area, and review the tips for becoming prepared. Click on "Family Disaster Planning" and follow the directions listed.

Chapter 19, Lesson 5
Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/
Did you know that CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) doubles a person's chance for survival from a heart attack? Visit this Web site to learn the steps for giving CPR and first aid for choking. Then test your knowledge of CPR by taking the CPR Quiz.

Chapter 19, Lesson 4, 5, 6
First Aid Crossword Puzzles
http://freespace.virgin.net/stewart.watkiss/st_john/firstaid/is.fun/xword/print.html
Choose crossword puzzles from the Kids First Aid section. Print them out and have a classroom Crossword Contest. Work in teams and solve as many of these crosswords as you can. Did you and your classmates get stuck on any of them? Review first aid information in your textbook and on the Web Links to help you with the words you missed.

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