Grover - Car Seat Safety
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Checking Baby Equipment for Safety -- from The Developing Child, by Holly E. Brisbane
"Safety seats are needed as soon as a baby is born to drive the baby home from the hospital. Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for children 14 years of age and under. Researchers have found that over half the children who died in car accidents were not using car seats and safety belt restraints. It is unfortunate, tragic, and illegal that some people allow children to ride in a vehicle without being strapped in. Consider working in a day care situation: what would you do if you were responsible for a child who is being picked up by someone who did not have appropriate safety restraints?" |
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Objective: Identify the characteristics and safety guidelines of car seats for infants and young children.
Assignment: Search the websites below to find current safety requirements and recommendations for car seats.
Findings must be displayed on a poster, or in a brochure or booklet that highlights the important legal information regarding child safety restraints. Your finished project should be suitable to display in a parent information center, pediatrician's office, or school.
The final project must include:
1. Current requirements: how long do children use safety seats and do they need different seats for different ages? Include appropriate seats for infants, toddlers and young children.
2. Characteristics that make a car seat desirable (features, fabric, care, quality).
3. The importance of using safety seats.
4. Places to purchase the best possible safety seats.
5. Cite your sources.
Car Seat Safety Project Rubric
Assignment: Search the websites below to find current safety requirements and recommendations for car seats.
- Car Seat Safety - Helping You Get It Right, from the MA Executive Office of Public Safety & Security - visit this site to find nearest car seat inspection sites, how to select and install car seats, and other car seat safety information and tips.
- Car Seat Recommendations for Children, from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - this site provides information and recommendations on car seats for children from birth to age 12.
- "7 Tips for Buying a Car Seat", from Parents Magazine. (See also Common Car Seat Mistakes and Danger in the Car.)
Findings must be displayed on a poster, or in a brochure or booklet that highlights the important legal information regarding child safety restraints. Your finished project should be suitable to display in a parent information center, pediatrician's office, or school.
The final project must include:
1. Current requirements: how long do children use safety seats and do they need different seats for different ages? Include appropriate seats for infants, toddlers and young children.
2. Characteristics that make a car seat desirable (features, fabric, care, quality).
3. The importance of using safety seats.
4. Places to purchase the best possible safety seats.
5. Cite your sources.
Car Seat Safety Project Rubric
| Category | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Use of Class Time | Used time well during each class period. Focused on getting the project done. Never distracted by others. | Used time well during each class period. Usually focused on getting the project done and never distracted others. | Used some of the time well during each class period. There was some focus on getting the project done but occasionally distracted others. | Did not use class time to focus on the project OR often distracted others. |
| Knowledge Gained | Student can accurately answer all questions related to facts in the project and processes used to create it. | Student can accurately answer most questions related to facts and processes used to create the project. | Student can accurately answer about 75% of the questions related to facts and processes used to create the project. | Student appears to have insufficient knowledge about the facts or processes used in the project. |
| Attractiveness | The project is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. | The project is attractive in terms of design, layout and neatness. | The project is acceptably attractive, though it may be a bit messy. | This project is distractingly messy or very poorly designed. It is not attractive. |
| Required Elements | The project includes all required elements, as well as additional information. | All required elements are included in the project. | All but 1 of the required elements are included in the project. | Several required elements are missing in the project. |
| Grammar | There are no grammatical mistakes in the project. | There is 1 grammatical mistake in the project. | There are 2 grammatical mistakes in the project. | There are more than 2 grammatical mistakes in the project. |
| Mechanics | Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the project. | There is 1 error in capitalization and punctuation. | There are 2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. | There are more than 2 errors in capitalization and punctuation. |
| Graphics-Relevance | All graphics are related to the topic and make it easier to understand. All borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics are related to the topic and most make it easier to understand. Most borrowed graphics have a source citation. | All graphics are related to the topic and some make it easier to understand. Some borrowed graphics have a source citation. | Graphics do not relate to the topic OR several borrowed graphics do not have a source citation. |
Using the MLA Format to Create Citations: Guidelines and Examples
Question #1: Citing sources - exactly what is this?
An important part of research is finding information to use in your project. When you cite this information, you are giving credit to the author and to the place where you found it.
Question #2: Why do I have to cite my sources for my project?
If you do not cite your sources, it would appear that you created them. You can't take credit for something you did not do. That is called plagiarism.
Question #3: What do I have to cite?
You have to cite any source that you use for your project.
Question #4: How do I do this?
You will create citations and list them on a Works Cited page (also known as a bibliography - see example below).
CITATION EXAMPLES
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Book with 1 author
Website Database (most online databases provide citations at the end of each article.) Online Magazine |
Miller, Karen. Ages and Stages: Developmental Descriptions & Activities, Birth Through Eight Years.
Telshare, 1985. "Car Seats: Information for Families for 2015." HealthyChildren.org, 2017, www.healthychildren.org. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. "Rear seat design - a priority for children's safety in cars." Space Daily, 9 May 2013. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=ITOF&u=mlin_n_salemhs&authCount=1. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. "How to Select the Perfect Car Seat for Baby." Parents.com, 2017, www.parents.com/baby/gear/car-seats/how-to-select-baby-car-seat. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. |
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Works Cited "Car Seats: Information for Families for 2015." HealthyChildren.org, 2017, www.healthychildren.org. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. "How to Select the Perfect Car Seat for Baby." Parents.com, 2017, www.parents.com/baby/gear/car- seats/how-to-select-baby-car-seat. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. Miller, Karen. Ages and Stages: Developmental Descriptions & Activities, Birth Through Eight Years. Telshare, 1985. "Rear seat design - a priority for children's safety in cars." Space Daily, 9 May 2013. General OneFile, go.gale group.com/ps/start.do?p=ITOF&u=mlin_n_salemhs&auth Count=1. Accessed 29 Oct. 2017. |