Title: Describe responsibilities for personal safety.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I (19903-12) > Section: Exploring Human Development

Description includes out-of-school safety responsibilities such as

- identifying risks
- locking doors
- refraining from giving personal information to strangers
- being familiar with the home fire escape plan
- applying safety precautions when using digital and social media
- knowing whom to contact in case of emergency and what emergency supports are available (e.g., how to contact an emergency contact person).

Teacher Resource:

Balancing Life: Safety Tips for Youth at Home Alone, Virginia Cooperative Extension

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- What is appropriate to post using digital and social media?
- At what age is it appropriate to use social media?
- What is your digital footprint? How does it form? Why is it important?
- What is risky behavior?

Communication

- What resources are available for managing safety at home?
- What are appropriate ways to communicate with people you do not know?
- How can you assess the safety of social media and other Internet sites?
- What community support and emergency contacts are available in your area?

Leadership

- What qualities do you possess that show you can be responsible for your own safety?
- What effects could your digital footprint have on your future?

Management

- What risky behaviors do people your age participate in?
- What are the effects of taking unnecessary risks concerning your personal safety?
- How does taking responsibility now for your personal safety affect your future?