Don’t Feel the Burn!

"Timon and Pumbaa help children understand what to do in a fire emergency." Key Safety Concepts: fire triangle, smoke alarms, fire escape plans. "Get down, get out and stay out!” That’s just one of the lessons Timon and Pumbaa share to help students understand what to do in a fire emergency. From smoke alarms, fire escape plans and preventative measures such as not playing with matches, Timon and Pumbaa review their Safety Smart® Checklist full of valuable and life-saving fire safety information." This is the video/presentation page for the Wild About Safety About Fire lesson. This page is for English language, and it includes printable guides for Ambassadors, Parents and Educators.

In this short video, students learn about grilling safety, including a UL controlled grill fire demonstrating why grills should be kept 10 feet from the house or any structure, how to check grills for leaks, and how to safely prepare raw food for grilling. These videos are a resource for families. These videos can be sent home via an email to families before summer break. They can also be shared with local summer camps and community pools.

This is a video we discover the history of wind being harnessed for energy, the physics of motion, and the importance of innovation. This resource and video can be used to supplement a force and motion unit or as a supplement to renewable energies studies.

This resource supports students understandings of common chemicals found around the home and classroom, including the hazards of common chemicals. Students learn how chemicals can look like candy, drinks, and household items. This resource supports the understanding of home safety, drug and chemical safety, marketing and packaging. This is also a useful resource to support critical thinking and careful observation. It can be used in the classroom, or in afterschool programs. "Household Item and Chemical Look-a-Like Possibilities" Awareness Chart can be sent home to Parents as well as posted in the classroom.

Survey results about children's instincts in emergency situations from a survey conducted by UL in 2009. The survey included questions for both parents and children grades K-5. The study suggested that parents have an opportunity to build children's "Safety IQ" including information about emergency events, hazardous objects, and who to go to in case of an emergency. The study also showed where parents and children got information about safety. Questions and responses by percentages are reported here. Survey results can be used to determine the highest need areas for children to build safety awareness.