{"id":484,"date":"2014-03-02T23:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-02T23:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/?p=2848"},"modified":"2023-02-01T08:01:44","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T08:01:44","slug":"moving-safely-bestology-week-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/2014\/03\/02\/moving-safely-bestology-week-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving Safely \u2013 bESTology Week 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2857\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2857\" alt=\"Image: mysafetysign.com\" src=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/safety-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: mysafetysign.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Accidents<\/b> bring tears \u2013 <b>Safety<\/b> brings cheers.\u00a0 A motto BEST embraces 24\/7.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Highway safety, classroom safety, competition safety \u2013 we can all agree safety is key no matter where we are. As a bESTologist, let\u2019s study how and why safety procedures are put into place and how we can play a role in the future of safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Resources:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/2014\/02\/28\/a-safety-video-would-be-an-asset-to-your-team\/\">Creating a Safety Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/2014\/02\/28\/ntsbs-top-10-safety-improvements\/\">NTSB Top 10 Safety Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/safetycompass.wordpress.com\/category\/highway-safety\/\">NTSB Safety Blog Site<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/2014\/02\/28\/robotic-trucks-transportation-safety\/\">Advancements and Technology in Truck Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geometric_design_of_roads\">Geometric Design and Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dot.ny.gov\/divisions\/engineering\/design\/dqab\/hdm\">Resource for highway design: New York Dept. of Transportation Design Manual <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Transport_safety\">Transport Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/safety.fhwa.dot.gov\/roadway_dept\/policy_guide\/road_hardware\/ctrmeasures\/breakaway\/\">U.S. Department of Transportation and Safety<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhtsa.gov\/nhtsa\/whatsup\/tea21\/tea21programs\/pages\/RoadwaySafety.htm\">Highway Safety Resource<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Brainstorm:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Math teachers often state \u201cmath is the basis for everything in life.\u201d\u00a0 This statement definitely applies to the transportation industry.\u00a0 Safety and math fit hand-in-hand when constructing roads and highways.\u00a0\u00a0 Geometric road design considers slope, angle, curve, radius and more.\u00a0 Using your math book, the referenced sites for geometric design and the New York Department of Transportation Highway Design Manual chapter 5, draw collations between math terminology and equations to real-world application to road design.\u00a0 (Hint \u2013 you may find some of the relationships in your science books also)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Writing:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be proactive in your community.\u00a0 Just as the NTSB has goals for safety improvements, identify and evaluate five (5) safety concerns for your town.\u00a0 Write a letter to the appropriate local official(s) addressing your concerns and proposed solutions. \u00a0Are there any governmental agencies that also need to be notified?\u00a0 Who else has jurisdiction around the issues you have identified?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>BEST Robot:<\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April is National Safety Month.\u00a0 Celebrate your team\u2019s safety record by beginning to create a safety video to share with others (post on Facebook, tweet a link to it, post it on your website, build your community by showing it).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What steps do you take to ensure safety around your BEST experience?\u00a0 Think about the obvious \u2013 training, protective gear \u2013 and the less obvious \u2013 supervision, traveling, etc.\u00a0 What else could your team do to increase the safety of the BEST experience?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Community Connection:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">During Gatekeeper, the 2013 Game, a bESTolgy Camp Create Day 3 challenge was to create an app.\u00a0 This week create a promotional\/educational flyer about the apps in your community that promote safety (weather, traffic\u2026.??).\u00a0 Choose at least five.\u00a0 Help the community locate and \u201csell them\u201d on why they need the app.\u00a0 As an extra challenge, identify a gap in the coverage and write your own app to fill the void.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Bloom\u2019s Taxonomy:<\/b> choose, conclude, create, draw, evaluate, identify, propose, share, write<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<b>Workforce Development Skills:<\/b>\u00a0 Reading comprehension, critical thinking, writing, service orientation<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Download a copy of \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.friendsofbest.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Week-5-bESTology-safety.pdf\">Week 5 bESTology \u00a0&#8211; Moving Safety<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Correlates with Week 2 Robots vs. Machines bESTology 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accidents bring tears &ndash; Safety brings cheers.&nbsp; A motto BEST embraces 24\/7.<br \/>\nHighway safety, classroom safety, competition safety &ndash; we can all agree safety is key no matter where we are. As a bESTologist, let&rsquo;s study how and why safety procedures are put into place and how we can play a role in the future of safety.<br \/>\n&nbsp;Resources:<\/p>\n<p>Creating a Safety Video<br \/>\nNTSB Top 10 Safety Concerns<br \/>\nNTSB Safety Blog Site<br \/>\nAdvancements and Technology in Truck Safety<br \/>\nGeometric Design &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[342],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bestology-2014"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":485,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484\/revisions\/485"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestology.bestrobotics.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}