Name: Road Safety For Kids

Rights Holder: Apple

Publication Year: 2016

Version #: 1.0

Cost: Free

Link:  Road Safety for Kids App

Brief Description:

The application of interactive media about road safety. The 2 characters demonstrate different situations in children day to day life such as being a passenger in the car, riding a bike and crossing the road, etc. This application aims to help parents and teachers in teaching children about road safety at anywhere and anytime. With the quality animation and fun story, it should attract children to play and eventually absorb the well manners for the road safety. It aim to increase an exposure of the road safety in a ubiquitous manners.

Core Integration:

The Road Safety App is something that could be used in a geography and writing class. Students are often asked to map out different areas that they are studying or where they have been. After working with this app, students could then do a follow up assignment of mapping out a proper safe route of travel on their own personal map. This is something that students could also post around the school and use it to demonstrate how their knowledge is important not only to them, but to the school as a whole.

NHES STANDARDS

• Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.

S1.2.5 Describe how injuries can be prevented. (HBO 3,4,5,6)

•  Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.

S2.2.4 Describe positive influences on safety and injury prevention practices and behaviors. (HBO 4)

•  Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.

S4.2.4 Demonstrate how to effectively tell a trusted adult when feeling threatened or harmed. (HBO 4&5)

•  Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.

S.5.2.3 Explain potential positive and negative outcomes from a decision related to safety and injury prevention. (HBO 4,5,6, 8)

Common Core Standards:

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.6

With guidance and support from adults, use a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8

Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.