Title: Demonstrate basic kitchen safety practices.
Course: Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I (19903-9) > Section: Understanding Nutrition and Wellness

Demonstration of basic kitchen safety practices should include techniques to prevent

- falls
- cuts
- burns
- poisoning
- choking
- electrical shock.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why are different tools used for different tasks?
- What can be the results of using the wrong tool for a kitchen task?
- What different approaches can be taken to avoid kitchen accidents?

Communication

- What resources are available in the classroom to remind you about kitchen safety?
- How does your behavior in the kitchen affect your safety and the safety of others?

Leadership

- How can you encourage others to be safe in the kitchen?
- How does kitchen safety contribute to a positive cooking experience?

Management

- What are the potential consequences of not using kitchen safety procedures?
- What steps should be taken if someone has an accident in the kitchen? Who should be contacted?
- Where are particular kitchen safety equipment located?