Get cleaning!Get cleaning!Activity for the 1st cycle of primary school

Pedagogical Pedagogical intentionintention

This LES presents various directed activities in This LES presents various directed activities in order to sensitise the students to safety order to sensitise the students to safety pictograms affixed to certain everyday pictograms affixed to certain everyday domestic products. domestic products.

A technical capsule on the use of the graduated A technical capsule on the use of the graduated cylinder, as well as a safety capsule entitled « cylinder, as well as a safety capsule entitled « How to safely smell chemical products » are How to safely smell chemical products » are presented. presented.

An initiation to drawing is also broached in this An initiation to drawing is also broached in this task (construction diagram). task (construction diagram).

Finally, links to other subjects are also Finally, links to other subjects are also suggested. suggested.

Activity 1Activity 1The properties of matterThe properties of matter

Traces!Traces! GradeGrade 2 2

Traces!Traces!GradeGrade 2 2

Activity 2Activity 2Stay SafeStay Safe

Careful danger!Careful danger!

Container or Contents?Container or Contents?

Hazard symbols at homeHazard symbols at home

Activity 3Activity 3The experiment…The experiment…

The experiment…The experiment…

The experimentThe experiment … …

The experimentThe experiment … …

The experimentThe experiment … …

And the winner is…And the winner is…

Traces!Traces!

Activity 4Activity 4DiagrammingDiagramming

Contrary to technical drawing, Contrary to technical drawing, diagramming constitutes a very useful diagramming constitutes a very useful and easily used tooland easily used tool . .

Diagramming is a form of technical Diagramming is a form of technical language that is less standardised than language that is less standardised than industrial designindustrial design. .

Diagram principlesDiagram principles

A simplified drawing A simplified drawing that presents the that presents the operation of an objectoperation of an object ..

No precisions as to measurements or materials No precisions as to measurements or materials used. used.

Only the forces, movements and links are Only the forces, movements and links are presented.presented.

Construction Construction diagramdiagram

A simplified drawing that presents the parts A simplified drawing that presents the parts and materials to be used in the fabrication of and materials to be used in the fabrication of the objectthe object. .

Links are also presented.Links are also presented.

Diagram principles Diagram principles vs. vs.

Construction diagramConstruction diagram

Activity 5Activity 5Some suggestions to the students as follow-Some suggestions to the students as follow-up to the activities experienced:up to the activities experienced:

Create a poster that presents and explains Create a poster that presents and explains one of the hazard symbols (art/language arts one of the hazard symbols (art/language arts or CIT/language arts);or CIT/language arts);

Prepare labels to affix to the containers at Prepare labels to affix to the containers at home that don’t carry one (following home that don’t carry one (following homework);homework);

Create a poster that presents how to react Create a poster that presents how to react when faced with a potentially dangerous when faced with a potentially dangerous product.product.

Thanks to:Thanks to:

Anne-Marie Taillefer école Laurier Anne-Marie Taillefer école Laurier (CSDM) and to her students;(CSDM) and to her students;

Kristine Lalonde école Saint Benoît Kristine Lalonde école Saint Benoît (CSDM) and to her students.(CSDM) and to her students.