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    Safe Actions in Tricky Situations

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    Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

    Topic: Digital Citizenship

    Grade Level: 4, 5

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: In this lesson, students will explain how they can make a safe choice when faced with a tricky situation online.

    Know Before You Start: This lesson offers a great springboard to familiarize students with ways to stay safe online.

    Hook:

    • Read and discuss the sample comic.
      • What was wrong and dangerous about what the character did when faced with a tricky situation?
    • Brainstorm ways to stay safe online.

    Activity:

    • Have students create a two-to-three-panel comic showing what the character should have done when faced with that tricky situation.

    Closure:

    • Have students share their comics with the class or in small groups.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
    • Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display

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