The purpose of this activity is to make others aware of some of the dangers of lead poisoning in the workplace. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Association, lead poisoning is the leading cause of illness at the workplace. After being exposed to lead, it can stay in your body for a very long time and cause complications later in life. It can have many long-term and short-term effects when in the body. Since there are several forms of getting lead into the body and there are several environments in which this can happen, there needs to be more standards and precautions to prevent it.
References:
Safety and Health Assessment & Research for Prevention
Lead Poisoning: Wikipedia
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
For my activity, I made a free crossword puzzle through the website Variety Games. I had to take a screenshot of it because the puzzle was only available for 24 hours (which is why it didn't work the first time)
As for instructions, read the questions and try to figure out the corresponding word in the puzzle like any other crossword puzzle. After doing the crossword, report some of the interesting information you come across about lead poisoning while you were searching for the answers. Also, include your thoughts as to whether you were suprised by some of the information or not.
Thanks and I hope you have fun giving this a try!
Hi Sam, just wanted to let you know that your link to the crossword puzzle does not work. If you could correct that, that would be great. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteHey Sam, this was a great idea for an activity. Mine is also about lead so I already knew all the answers, but it was still fun to do. :)
ReplyDeleteThis was a fun little 'scavenger hunt,' however, it is a little difficult to read the clues and know which number goes with which line. One fact that I found to be a little eye-opening is the fact that if you work in a setting that deals with lead, if not dealt with carefully, lead particles can be left on your clothes and be carried into your home. This scares me because when I think of people who have young children at home it makes me wonder how their family's health may be effected as a result to be exposed to lead; especially if the children are infants and are being exposed to lead so early in their life.
ReplyDeleteAh so glad it works! This was a really fun activity. Some questions were a little difficult, but I was able to figure them out. Nice work! The most interesting information that I learned was that the main place you are exposed to lead is at work.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a fun activity. I can't wait to test it out! Lead poisoning is defiantly a scary thing it will be nice to learn some things about it.
ReplyDeleteVery clever activity! I thought it was a really neat way to learn the material. The articles you had linked in your post were very helpful in completing your crossword puzzle.
ReplyDeleteThis is really clever, I like this idea as something new. The articles you provided made the assignment very achievable.
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